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1 If I said … “What a great paper!” … what would you think?

2 If I said … “I’m sorry!” … what would you think? “SORRY!” … what would you think?

3 If I said … “Okay.” … what would you think? “OKAY!” … what would you think?

4 What changed the meaning of the statements?

5 Tone

6 In literature, to what do you think tone refers? What is tone?

7 The author’s attitude towards the topic. What is tone?

8 For example, a writer might use a serious tone to write about something he/she feels important. OR … a writer might use a humorous tone to write about something he/she does not take so seriously.

9 Writer’s sentence structure Choice of words Kinds of details Images created In poetry … rhythm Factors that contribute to tone …

10 Writer’s sentence structure Choice of words Kinds of details Images created In poetry … rhythm Looking at our examples again, let’s see if we can recognize some of these contributing factors …

11 If the author’s purpose is to entertain, what tone might he/she use? If the author’s purpose is to inform, what tone might he/she use? If the author’s purpose is to persuade us, what tone might he/she use? Also, in trying to determine tone we can look at the author’s purpose… 1 2 3

12 Why would an author want to use tone? Think about … Witty / serious Sad / upbeat Scholarly / sarcastic Admiring / angry

13 Lets check out TONE Decide what makes one video clip different than the other???? What words would you use to describe tone? Mood?? Use the lists of words to complete TONEMOOD Man


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