Reading with Feeling: Showing Character Emotions through Voice

Reading with Feeling: Showing Character Emotions through Voice

Assessment

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English

3rd - 4th Grade

Hard

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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.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Confusion

Excitement

Boredom or sadness

Anger