TONE AND BIAS IN LITERATURE

TONE AND BIAS IN LITERATURE

English 8

UST Junior High School

COGNITIVE BIASES

Breakout Session

BREAKOUT SESSION

• Go to The Aquinian's FB post (link: http://bit.ly/3baZppR)

• Each room will be assigned one cognitive bias based on the article.

• In your room, discuss what is the cognitive bias assigned to you and think of a real-world example of the cognitive bias assigned to your group. Choose one member of the group to share your insights afterward.

• Discussion Time: 7 minutes

TOPICS

• Room 1: human tendency to act on the basis of headlines and tags

• Room 2: social media’s convection of signals

• Room 3: Partisanship

• Room 4: Persistence of the Inaccurate

PRESENTATION OF OUTPUT

Breakout session

BIAS (REVIEW)

Refers to the side where the author clings into.

It can be identified through the use of loaded language and the author's viewpoint.

How about biases in Literature?

TONE

TONE

• It is an author's attitude toward their subject matter.

• It can reflect the author's personal opinion about the subject matter.

• Authors convey tone through their word choice, punctuation, and sentence structure.

Identifying Tone

When you speak, your tone of voice plays a critical role in communicating what you mean. For example, you pretend you say, "what a funny joke. You must be a comedian." Depending on how you say it, ie, your tone of voice, you might mean it sarcastically or genuinely. It all depends on your tone.

In the same way, the tone in a piece of writing is the author's attitude toward the subject matter or topic. Authors won't just tell you their tone. You have to "listen" to find it and read the between the lines, making an inference.

Multiple Choice

LET'S TRY

Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?

The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.

• bitter

• sad

• hopeful

• admiring

Multiple Choice

What words best describe the author's tone in the passage below?

This house isn't perfect, but it's where my babies grew up. I know it all by heart. I know every stain in the carpet, every creaking floor board and every paint chip on the window sill. Each corner of this small space is filled with memories that I relive as I walk through the narrow hallways.

• angry and violent

• enthusiastic and eager

• hopeless and afraid

• sentimental and soft

How to identify tone in literature?

The author's specific choice of words often gives you clues you can use to infer the author's tone.

Words have denotations, which is their meaning in the dictionary.

Words also have connotations, which is their emotional meaning.

You try...

Which words or phrases best show the sentimental tone in the passage below?

I got out of the car and took a few halting steps into the driveway. A cloud of warmth drifted out of the window and embraced me like a comforting hug. I knew that smell: fresh bread that Papa had just taken from the oven. I heard the familiar pitch of the whistle as he slowly stirred tomato soup on the stovetop. I ran to the open screen door because now, I knew where I was. I was home.

I got out of the car and took a few halting steps into the driveway. A cloud of warmth drifted out of the window and embraced me like a comforting hug. I knew that smell: fresh bread that Papa had just taken from the oven. I heard the familiar pitch of the whistle as he slowly stirred tomato soup on the stovetop. I ran to the open screen door because now, I knew where I was. I was home.

Which words and phrases best show you the bitter tone?

I never wanted to see the movie, but my annoying younger sister kept on pestering me. Eventually her whining wore me down and I gave in. That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.

Which words and phrases best show you the bitter tone?

I never wanted to see the movie, but my annoying younger sister kept on pestering me. Eventually her whining wore me down and I gave in. That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.

Open your book on pp. 246-252

The Interview by Patrick Ng Kah Onn

(Malaysian Literature)

Multiple Choice

Go over the first two paragraphs of the story. What is the tone of the writer towards the character?

• Confident

• Authoritative

• Pity

• Neutral

What specific line will tell you that the main character is pitiful?

"He looked dispassionately at the building squatting there and he smiled wryly himself. Empty and useless. Just like himself."

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of the father in Paragraph 8?

• tolerant

• angry

• authoritative

• loving

Multiple Choice

What job is the man applying for during his interview?

• Painter

• Clerical Service

• Cab Driver

• Photographer

Poll

Read the conversation of the man and the interviewer. Do you think the man will be hired for the job?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of the interviewer towards the man?

• Impressed

• Doubtful

• Contented

• Disgusted

Quick Share

What bias is being shown by the interviewer? Does it affect what the outcome of the interview will be?

Open Ended

Quickwrite:

How do biases affect our decisions? How can we avoid biases?

WRITTEN WORK

Project EFAS Integration

 Igniting Creativity, Making a Difference

A slogan-making contest on the importance of analytical and creative thinking as users of social media

TASK

Design an 8 inches x 11 inches digital slogan poster about countering misinformation and promoting critical thinking among the youth

REMINDERS

Entries must be original.

Plagiarized works will be considered disqualified.

SUBMISSION (REQUIRED)

Upload your work on the submission folder on our Course Site.

POST YOUR WORK ON FACEBOOK with the hashtag #ProjectEFASIgnitingCreativityMakingADifference

Make sure that your post is PUBLIC.

DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION IN CC AND POSTING ON FB

FEBRUARY 23, 8:00 PM

CRITERIA

GRAMMAR

● Observes proper grammar and spelling 20%

CONTENT

● The message of the slogan is clear and relevant. 35%

VISUAL IMPACT

● The student considered and incorporated design principles in creating the output.

● Creativity is evident in the output 25%

ETHICS

● Observes relevance and accuracy 20%

● Observes originality

TOTAL 100%

IN SUMMARY

Create a digital poster (8.5x11) about countering misinformation and promoting critical thinking among the youth.

Submit your work on our course site and upload your work on Facebook (Public Post) using the hashtag #ProjectEFASIgnitingCreativityMakingADifference

This written work is 30 points.

The deadline of submission and posting will be on Feb 23, 8:00 PM

Winners will get an additional score on the Periodic Test.