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WorksheetsRL 7.4 Tone
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 20mins
Mention Tom Brady's name and people's reactions range from cheering to choking. Patriots and Buccaneers fans adore him. Competitors abhor him. Despite wide-ranging opinions, it is difficult to deny that Brady is the GOAT, the greatest quarterback of all time. Seven Super Bowl championships with two teams. Five-time Super Bowl MVP. Over 600 career passing touchdowns. The oldest player in the NFL.
Is this passage a positive, negative, or neutral about "The Goat" Tom Brady and why?
(a)
Rapoport grew up playing flag and touch football. In 2000, she became quarterback for the Canadian women’s flag football team. In the early 2000s, she tried out for a Canadian women’s tackle league and became the Montreal Blitz’s captain and starting quarterback.
While attending university in Montreal, from 2000 to 2004, Rapoport studied kinesiology4 and business management. But she knew she wanted to pursue a career in football. She applied for an internship5 with the NFL. At first, she was rejected. But she didn’t let that slow her down.
Is this positive, neutral or negative tone
Rapoport grew up playing flag and touch football. In 2000, she became quarterback for the Canadian women’s flag football team. In the early 2000s, she tried out for a Canadian women’s tackle league and became the Montreal Blitz’s captain and starting quarterback.
While attending university in Montreal, from 2000 to 2004, Rapoport studied kinesiology4 and business management. But she knew she wanted to pursue a career in football. She applied for an internship5 with the NFL. At first, she was rejected. But she didn’t let that slow her down.
(a)
From the video, what was the definition given for tone?
(a)
What are the three description words for Tone?
Natural, Positive
Negative
Positive, Neutral, Negative
Positive, Negative, Neutral
What were the two words used to describe positive in the video?
(a)
Summer is the most exciting part of the year. What two words make this statement positive?
(a)
Author's Tone for negative. What were the two words
anger and helpless
anger and dislike
dislike and hatred
What three words in this statement makes this negative
Summer heat is so miserable that you can't enjoy being out side.
(a)
RL 7.4 Tone says you must know this as a 7th grader Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text; analyze the impact of rhymes and repetitions of sounds on meaning and tone in a specific line or section of a literary work. What are the key words?
(a)
Tone helps the writer relate to their audience’s
(a)
Through tone, the author can build a _______with the reader.
bond
friendship
companionship
connection
The more connected the reader is with the author, the more (a) they will be with the story.
There’s several ways to spot the author’s tone but the most common way is the (a) the author uses throughout the text.
The author will use either ______, ______, or_______words and phrases. You can determine what the author is trying to say depending on the words used.
(a)
Who wrote Silent Spring and the year?
(a)
Carlson did research on what?
(a)
Rachel Carson’s Early Life
Rachel Louise Carson was born in 1907 on a family farm near Springdale, Pennsylvania. From a young age, she enjoyed reading and writing stories, especially ones involving animals. Her first story was published when she was 10. After graduating with a master’s degree in zoology in 1932, Carson started working at the US Bureau of Fisheries. She wrote educational radio broadcasts about aquatic life, hoping to generate public interest in marine biology. She also wrote many articles, essays, and a book about ocean life that received excellent reviews.
What is the best description of her life?
Carson was destined from a young age to become a biology writer.
Carson didn’t deserve the praise she got for her writing.
Carson didn’t know much about animals or biology until college.
