1. Lecture to a Missionary By Red Jacket
Establishing Tone
Lecture to a Missionary By
Red Jacket

2. At the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to:
Explain what tone is
Express how the author uses certain words to establish tone
Demonstrate how tone builds upon the central idea of the text

3. Lecture to a Missionary
Response to missionaries who sought to teach the native Americans how to “worship the great spirit
Written in the early 1800’s
What do we know about the relationship between the Natives and the Europeans?

4. Sagoyewatha “Red Jacket” 1756(?)-1830
Name means
“He Keeps Them Awake”

5. Lecture to a Missionary
Tone: A writer’s attitude toward the subject

6. Establishing Tone
Tone can be angry, jubilant, sorrowful, indignation , etc.
Tone is communicated through:
WORD CHOICE
CHOICE OF DETAILS
DIRECT STATEMENTS

7. Exit Ticket Answer these questions to leave!
What does Reverend Cram want the Iroquois to do?
State one “evil” that the Europeans brought to the Iroquois, according to Red Jacket.

8. Locating the Theme
Theme is the central idea of a text. Every story has a theme. Major themes reappear over and over, minor ones—once or twice.
What is the central idea of this text? How does Sagoyewatha develop that idea?
Examine the idea of hypocrisy. How does Sagoyewatha expose Reverend Cram’s hypocrisy ?

9. Using textual evidence
Locate THREE instances where Sagoyewatha pointed out Reverend Cram’s hypocrisy.
Pick one and write a paragraph explaining it fully.
Use phrases like “Sagoyewatha states,” or “He states in the text,” …
Be sure to cite using the (Last name, page number) format.