1. Tone & AUTHOR'S WORD CHOICE

What is tone?

• How the reader feels about a given topic, audience, or character

• The way a source sounds when read aloud

• The way a reader's voice sounds

• How the author feels about a given topic, audience, or character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How is tone expressed?

• With the words 'positive, neutral, or negative'

• Through the author's word choice or short phrases

• The author will state it explicitly, which means just say "This is the tone of the story."

• Tone will be expressed in the title of the source.

Why is tone important?

• Readers can't interpret their own feelings without knowing how the author feels.

• Because my teacher said so

  (Do not pick this answer!)

• Critical readers need to be aware about the author's attitude towards the topic. It will help us better understand and enjoy the text.

• Readers should know how authors feel about the topic, so that they can feel the same thing. and cry.

Tone may have to be inferred through context clues because authors rarely state their feelings directly.

• true

• false

How does a reader determine author's tone?

(Choose 3.)

• Identify the author and topic

• Read a biography about the source's author

• Analyze author's word choice

• Infer tone using author's word choice

What is the tone of these words:

informative, serious, objective, factual

• positive

• negative

• humor/irony/sarcasm

• sorrow/fear/worry

• neutral

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the tone of these words:

silly, sarcastic, amused, teasing

• positive

• negative

• humor/irony/sarcasm

• sorrow/fear/worry

• neutral

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the tone of these words:

nervous, upset, confused, anxious

• positive

• negative

• humor/irony/sarcasm

• sorrow/fear/worry

• neutral

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the tone of these words:

cold, boring, tired, snooty

• positive

• negative

• humor/irony/sarcasm

• sorrow/fear/worry

• neutral

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The connotation of these words implies that the tone of these words is:

friendly, sweet, confident, loving

• positive

• negative

• humor/irony/sarcasm

• sorrow/fear/worry

• neutral