Tone Review

Which of these describes tone?

• The feeling the passage evokes in the reader.

• The author's attitude toward the subject of the text.

• The time and place in which the text takes place.

• A summary of the events which happen in a text.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

____________ are the kinds of words used to describe the tone of a text. (Hint: Think one of the parts of speech.)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The literal meaning of a word, or its dictionary definition, is a word's ______________.

• connotation

• denotation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The implied meaning of a word, or a feeling attached to the word, is its ________________.

• connotation

• denotation

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Each of the following words means a person who does not usually inhabit a particular setting. Which of the words has a negative connotation?

• visitor

• guest

• outsider

• intruder

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is one way in which we can determine the tone of a text?

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4