Word Choice and Tone

Front

6 Elements of Good Writing

Back

1) Ideas

• 2) Organization

• 3) Voice

• 4) Word Choice

• 5) Sentence Fluency

• 6) Conventions

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Voice

Back

The writer’s attitude about the topic, also known as the tone.

Front

Word Choice

Back

The words you choose to best convey your message

Front

3 Points of the Rhetorical Triangle

(OR 3 important elements of your message to consider when building your tone and choosing your word choice)

Back

Speaker/Author

Audience

Purpose

Front

Connotation

Back

The feeling/tone of a word

(positive, negative, neutral)

Front

Denotation

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Dictionary Definition