Vocabulary
What is Tone?
Tone is the author's attitude toward his or her audience and characters.
The children's arms were flailing in the air as they ran down the hall and out the door. Soon after, the teacher saw the reason as smoke billowed out of the cafeteria.
frantic, excited, hurrying, afraid
Is tone related to the author or the reader?
Tone is related to the author.
What kind of tone word is energetic?
Positive
What was the tone:"I gathered enough strength to violently jam the metal scoop into the vat of ice cream?"
Determined/Agressive
Negative/Pessimistic/Frustrated
What is mood?
Mood is the reader's feelings toward the writing.
After playing the video game all night, Jonell covered his face with the pillow as the sun's rays blasted through the window. Finally, he stumbled across the room to close the curtains.
tired, exhausted,
How do writers show readers how they feel in their writing?
They use details and word choice.
What kind of tone word is childish?
Negative
What is the tone: "I learned responsibility. I learned to keep my word?"
Positive/Optimistic
What is purpose?
Purpose is the reason a writer writes.
Tears rolled down Alice's face as she walked across the stage to accept the award.
happy, appreciative, overcome with joy
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What is the difference between tone and mood?
What kind of tone word is regretful?
Negative/Fear/Sorrow/Worry
What is the tone of the following passage?
"Just look at the Titanic. The captain said, 'Even God can't sink this ship'. Then, on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, boom, it hit an iceberg and sank..."
Sarcastic, it gives a humorous attitude towards a tragedy.
What is audience?
Audience is the person or people the writer is sharing their writing with.
Hairy Beast sat on the floor of his apartment. His head hung low and the pain in his heart pounded with each beat, as he thought about Hilda Hippo.
sad, in pain
Between humor, happiness, and sarcasm, which one might be the easiest to recognize?
Humor
What kind of tone word is giddy?
Positive/Happy, Humorous/Ironic/Sarcasm
What is the tone in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Tone: Suspense, danger,
Mood: fear, curiosity,
What is point of view?
The perspective from which the writer writes.
The customers face got redder and redder the longer she stood in the check out with her crying baby.
angry, upset, impatient, tired
Good writers use only one tone in their writing.
True or False
False; good writers rarely use only one tone in their writing.
What kind of tone word is fast on his feet?
Positive/Smart/Quick
Indicate the tone or mood of the following text:
"On August 17, 1896, three men discovered a thumb-sized gold nugget near the Klondike River?"
Tone: Informative/Matter of fact
Mood: Amazed, astonished,