1. 1. Piece of paper – write TONE on the top, along with the date
Agenda 1/9
Take out:
1. Piece of paper – write TONE on the top, along with the date
Tone it UP!
HW:
Review for Vocabulary 1-9 quiz (Thursday)

2. Author Quick Notes: * Take out paper from notes section
* Use the pictures clues and
background knowledge to jot quick
notes about TONE
Author

3. Tone D I L S Diction Imagery Details Language Syntax
Author
Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude about the subject.
Diction
Imagery
Details
Language
Syntax D I L S
Possible Subjects:

4. The texting TONE
What is wrong with you? Rewrite the text to show the frustrated TONE better.
Concerned
Annoyed
Frustrated

5. Do it now: 1/11 Mad Professor
Ponder how you would use hand gestures to teach a new student about TONE and DIDLS
Now turn to your partner and teach it 
Hand out the tone sheet for the practice portion

6. Check your attitude!
Mary Poppins Original
Mary Poppins Recut

7. In writing…
The grey sidewalk is polka dotted with old discolored gum. The taxi screeches by and disappears into the sea of yellow. In the distance a woman’s scream echoes off the dark decaying buildings and is swallowed by the night. I walk on into the smog.
The city sparkled like the eye of a child. As I skipped down the street the lights from the signs, cars, windows and stars created a soft glow on my smiling face. The buzz of the traffic melted in with the voices and feet on the pavement – I couldn’t believe I was finally here!

8. Now you try… Write about the following to SHOW your tone (attitude)
STEPS:
Identify your tone
Write DIDLS and brainstorm
DICTION
IMAGES
DETAILS
SYNTAX
3. Use brainstorm to write paragraph
4. Swap and find the TONE!

9. D I L S TONE that special TONE
PAPER
that special TONE D I L S
Pick a tone on HOMEWORK (don’t write it down)
On TONE notes write out
Next to each brainstorm what in that
category you could use to reveal your
tone/opinion on HOMEWORK
Use the ideas from your brainstorm to
write a paragraph describing a person
working on homework – SHOW through
the use of your diction, imagery, details,
Language, and syntax what your opinion/tone is

10. One question I still have is…
Create a Tweet Name for Tone
Define TONE
What helps create/imply
a writer’s tone?
(BACK)
One question I still have is…
Create TWO hash tags to categorize this lesson.

11. Car Letter
Learn how to park. No wonder it is impossible to keep cars scratch free in this area. Be more considerate of others!
Diction
Imagery
Details
Language
Syntax