1. STEP 8 PURPOSE AND TONE P. 319
Mrs. Elizabeth Celeste Coiman-Lopez, BAT., MS.
Houston Community College – Fall 2018

2. DEFINITION - PURPOSE AND TONE P. 319
The writer writes from his personal point of view.
THE PURPOSE: author’s reason for writing.
to inform: give information, providing facts that will explain or teach something to the readers
to persuade: convince the reader to agree with the author’s point of view, giving facts but arguing or proving a point to the readers.
to entertain: amuse and delight, appealing to reader’s imagination using fiction or nonfiction.
PRACTICE P
THE TONE: expression of attitude and feeling (see cartoon)
DEFINITION - PURPOSE AND TONE P. 319

3. DEFINITION - PURPOSE AND TONE P. 325
THE TONE: expression of attitude and feeling toward the subject.
It is expressed through the words and details the writer selects.
It is the writer’s voice
It can project: anger, sympathy, hopefulness, sadness, respect, dislike, and so on.
See examples
PRACTICE 3 –
REVIEW TESTS AND MASTERY TESTS P
DEFINITION - PURPOSE AND TONE P. 325

4. IRONY: a common tone used by writers
It says one thing, but it means something the opposite.
It is used in conversations and writings
Verbal irony is also called SARCASM.
It also refers to situations in which what happens is the opposite of what we might expect. We would call it ironic.
Irony is a useful tone for humor and can be used to imply exactly the opposite of what is said or what is done.
See examples p. 329
PRACTICE 4-6 –
A NOTE ON IRONY p. 329