Tone
“Hey, lay off, you don’t have to nag me. I was going to do it anyway!”
What is the tone?
Irritated
"Linda was so nervous the night of her first date with Jacob. She had a huge crush on him for a while now, and when he asked her out, it felt like her heart was going to explode."
Anxious
"The girl remembered little from the raid at Okeadan in which she had been captured. She knew her parents had been killed. She had no idea what had happened to her brothers and sisters."
-At her Majesty's Request by Walter Dean Myers
Solemn
What Native American tribe was involved with the first Thanksgiving?
a) Wampanoag
b) Choctaw
c) Cherokee
d) Shoshone
Wampanoag
A round character:
a) changes throughout the story
b) stays the same throughout the story
c) has multiple character traits
d) has 1-2 character traits
Has multiple character traits
You are the best part of my life.
Loving, appreciative
Life doesn't frighten me! I can conquer it.
Confident
"...the next minute, Winn-Dixie looked like a furry bullet, shooting across the building, chasing that mouse. He was barking and his feet were skidding all over the polished Pick-It-Quick floor, and people were clapping and hollering and pointing."
-Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
enthusiastic
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
3
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks
“Please note in your budget how much money you spent using your credit card today.”
Matter-of-fact
I know you ate my taco!
Accusatory
Tone is the author or speaker's ______.
Attitude
What president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
The exposition at the beginning of a story contains two parts. What are they?
Setting and characters
"I stormed out of the room before the idiot could even say anything else."
Angry
The curtains quietly flapped in the gentle breeze.
Calm/peaceful
What is the narrator's tone?
I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
Bitter
Calvin Coolidge received a live ______ for a Thanksgiving present.
a) Raccoon
b) Parrot
c) Ostrich
d) Turkey
Raccoon
What is the part of the story that contains the greatest tension and determines the ending of the story?
Climax
"I did everything I could to pass the test, but I still failed with a low score. I don't want to talk to anyone about it."
Defeated/discouraged
I didn't mean to hit you in the face with a snowball! You moved!
Defensive
What is the tone of this passage?
The man—right in the middle of the crowded train—began to clip his long, yellow fingernails, flicking them onto the floor. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him.
Disgusted
How much did the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner cost?
a) $20,000
b) $65,000
c) $130,000
d) $180,000
Dinner for 12
Gold-covered turkeys
$3,500 gravy
Caviar
When he heard the starting lineup, he muttered to his friend, "They'll regret it."
What is his character trait, and what part of STEAL shows it?
Sulky/resentful
Speech