TONE
Joey and Qwashawn nervously bit on their pencils during the ominous final exam. The fear was foreboding; the answers would not jump out at them, but instead curled at the tips of their brains, alluding them, while the administrator yelled, "5 MINUTES!" What evidence describes the speaker's feelings?
What are nervously, ominous, foreboding, alluding, etc.
What is a comma, conjunction or colon/semi-colon?
What can you infer happened in the following example? The baby was asleep upstairs in his bed. Suddenly, I heard a loud, "THUMP!" and he began crying hysterically
What is that the baby fell off the bed.
What are the Five Text Structures?
What is Description, Chronological/Sequential, Compare & Contrast, Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect?
Joey giggled. "No way!" His smile lit up the classroom, beaming at everyone around him. "I passed English class!" His hard work and determination to never give up paid off. He earned his grade. What group of words from the selection conveys the author's attitude toward his grade?
What is giggles, smile, lit up, beaming, hard work, determination, etc.
Why do you combine sentences?
What is to clarify, avoid reusing language, elevate or improve writing style?
What is implied by the following text? In third grade, you cannot be promoted to fourth grade unless you pass the final exam. My classmate said she was going back to third grade again. I know her grades are fine but...
What is that her friend failed the final exam.
What are examples of signal words?
What are "First, then, after, next, finally" (Chrono/Sequence)
"Therefore, as a result of, because of, due to
(Cause and Effect)
"Similar to, on the other hand, as well as"
(Compare and Contrast)
The smell of wet, rotted wood, mixed with old hot dog water penetrated my nostrils. I tried to sit in his old, tiny car, but I could barely buckle the seat belt. Ariel tried to rev his raggedy engine, but instead his exhaust fell off. I would say Ariel should find a new project car to dump time and money into, instead of this hunk of junk. How does the speaker view Ariel's car? How might Ariel view his car?
The author thinks Ariel's car is gross and a piece of junk, Ariel is probably proud of his car because it is old and a "project" vehicle, he has put a lot of time and money into it.
What do you use to connect two independent clauses?
What is a coordinating conjunction, FANBOY
What is the type of diction/language is used in the following? Who likely wrote this?:
"Man this STAAR test has been living in my head rent free for the last month. I need a vibe check because standardized testing is definitely not bussin', and I cannot wait for Texas to get caught in 4k. Standardized testing acts like the main character in education, but really it's trash."
What is informal language, slang or colloquial language. A young person wrote this
What is the text structure?
"First, you go to the bathroom and turn off the lights. Then, you look into the mirror and say 'Mrs. Kelley' three times. Finally, a demon appears and forces you to READ INDEPENDENTLY FOR 20 MINUTES!"
What is "sequential/Chronological"
“He is so annoying, why would anyone want to talk to somebody like him? I mean really, he is a total freak. He always comes to school with the same clothes on and he stinks. They don't have a shower at his house? And he is always asking people for food, I just want to yell at him to eat at home." What does the tone of this passages tell us indirectly about the characters, the speaker and the subject of the conversation?
The speaker is mean, inconsiderate, does not struggle financially or have a difficult living situation (does not understand the other person's point of view or lifestyle). The other person likely faces external struggles, like poverty or a difficult family situation (lack of clothing, hygiene or food)
When do you use a semi-colon to combine sentences?
What is when the ideas are separate but closely related? (It is like a soft period)
It was a beautiful morning at Ye's mansion in Wyoming as he woke up and started the day slipping on his new, unreleased Yeezy slippers™. He sat on a golden toilet for his morning business, using single-ply toilet paper decorated with prints of Pete Davidson's smiling face. "This is for Kim" he says, reaching for the roll before flushing ol' Pete. Ye then spent the rest of his day pulling petals off his new dan'Yelion flower (basically a dandelion but it has Ye's face in the middle) and saying "She love me, she love Pete, she love me..."
The author uses humor, sarcasm, satire to help him achieve the purpose of entertaining the audience.
What is the diction/language used in this poem? What words support this? “Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers’ seasons run? Saucy pedantic wretch,”
What is formal diction? Examples are : old, fool, thou (you), us, etc.
What is the text structure?
"Putin has been putting in work with his Russian war machine, invading Ukraine to 'reclaim' land which allegedly belonged to the Russians. As a result, American companies are taking a stand and closing down businesses operating in Russia; No more Apple music, Big Macs or liquid crack from Starbucks for the Kremlin!"
What is cause and effect
“I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” How does the the speaker's tone change in the stanza?
What is it goes from feeling negative with the sigh, to positive with it making a difference.
Combine the following sentence with a semi-colon
"The class size of Willis High School has nearly doubled in recent years."
"The school was reclassified as 6A for the 2020-22 UIL cycle."
What is
"The class size of Willis High School has nearly doubled in recent years; The school was reclassified as 6A for the 2020-22 UIL cycle."
What is the author's purpose and how do they achieve it?
Fortnite is the best game ever. You can play it on every platform, including consoles, mobile and PC. It is totally free to play and easy to learn, allowing everyone to enjoy it. The creators also involve other forms of media for in-game events, like the Travis Scott event. What other game has Travis Scott? Go "Sicko Mode" with your friends and get "Goosebumps" when you win!
The author says you can play it on every platform, it is free to play. The author also uses an Ethos appeal by referencing Travis Scott. The purpose is to persuade the audience to play Fortnite
How does the speaker achieve the tone in the passage? “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.”
The author repeats the word died and dead to give is a somber, gloomy feel. Negative language
What is the text structure?
"School is so boring and pointless, you do not need it to be successful. Everyone would be better without it, and why bother with teachers when you have Google. Google can answer all your questions and the Internet has plenty of information which is true all the time. Google should replace teachers."
What is problem/solution?