Reading with Feeling: Showing Character Emotions through Voice

The video tutorial teaches how to read fluently by changing voice to reflect character feelings in dialogue. It explains the use of tag and clue words to guide voice modulation. The tutorial provides examples from the book 'Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel' to illustrate identifying character emotions and matching voice accordingly. It outlines steps to notice dialogue, identify feeling hints, and adjust voice to convey emotions effectively.

What is the purpose of changing your voice when reading dialogue?

• To make the story more interesting

• To reflect the character's emotions

• To confuse the listener

• To read faster

What are 'tag words' in the context of reading dialogue?

• Words that are difficult to pronounce

• Words that describe the setting

• Words that describe how to read the dialogue

• Words that indicate the speaker

How should you read a dialogue if the author uses the word 'nervously'?

• In a calm voice

• In a nervous voice

• In a loud voice

• In a happy voice

What should you do if there are no explicit clues about a character's feelings?

• Read in a monotone voice

• Look for other hints in the text

• Guess randomly

• Ignore the dialogue

In the example with Dyamonde Daniel, what emotion might a sigh indicate?

• Confusion

• Excitement

• Boredom or sadness

• Anger