TONE
What is tone?
The attitude of the writer towards a subject or an audience
What is emotive language?
Words and phrases that are used to create an emotional response in the reader
What is evidence?
Information used to prove something
What is an anecdote?
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that is asked to make a point, rather than get an answer
How do writers show tone in an essay?
Their words
Emotive language can be positive, negative or n_________.
Which of these is NOT evidence: graphs, statistics, questions, percentages
Questions
Why would a write/reader use an anecdote?
To personalise what they are talking about
Why do writers/speakers use rhetorical questions?
They want the audience to think about something
How do speakers show tone in a debate?
Their voice and body language
Identify ONE example of emotive language: If you take something without permission, then you are a criminal!
The word 'criminal'
WHY is this not good evidence: 95% of students believe that watching TV is boring and they'd rather be at school 24 hours a day
Because it's exaggerated and not true
TRUE or FALSE: An anecdote must be about the writer/speaker
False - it can be about someone else
Explain why this is NOT a rhetorical question: How are you today?
It is asking for a direct response
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone = what the author thinks
Mood = how the audience feels
Which of these words is NOT a negative emotive word: anger, disgust, dangerous, gratitude, bewildered
gratitude
TRUE or FALSE: An expert opinion is a form of evidence
True
WHY is this an anecdote: I was once giving a speech and afterwards I realised I had food in my teeth!
Because it's a short personal story
Is this a rhetorical question: How long will it take for us to realise that we are causing damage to the environment?
Yes it is
Which of these is the tone word, and which is the mood word: frightened and suspicious
Frightened - mood
Suspicious - tone
Identify all THREE examples of emotive language: An innocent bystander was murdered in cold blood in Melbourne
The words “innocent” and “murdered” and the phrase “in cold blood”
Why is Wikipedia not a good place to find evidence?
Because you don't know who wrote it and/or if the information is correct
Is this an anecdote: Imagine that you're walking to school and you realise you've forgotten all your books!
No - it's a hypothetical and not a personal story
Explain why this IS a rhetorical question: How would you feel if you were tested on without your consent?
Because it is getting the audience to think, the writer/speaker doesn't expect an answer