TONE
The feeling/attitude the author shows in the text.
What is tone?
The type of conflict that happens when a character struggles within their own mind or heart.
What is internal conflict?
The lesson or moral of a text.
What is the theme?
This part of a story introduces the characters, setting and background information.
What is exposition?
A way to figure out the meaning of a word in a text question.
What is use context clues?
The feeling the reader gets while reading, often confused with tone.
What is mood?
The type of figurative language that is used in this throughout, "Mother to Son."
What is extended metaphor?
The theme is stated clearly in the poem, "Mother to Son."
True
False
What is false?
The narrator speaking in the poem, "Mother to Son."
Who is the mother?
The meaning of the word splinters as it is used in line 4 of the poem?
What is a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece?
You can use this skill to look at word choice as you track the tone.This skill includes highlighting evidence and making notes on the text.
What is annotating the text?
The type of conflict in “Mother to Son."
What is internal conflict?
To find a theme, we often put our own knowledge and what we have read in the text together to make an assumption. This skill is called...
What is inferencing?
The reason the author included these details in the poem.
3 It's had tacks in it,
4 And splinters,
5 And boards torn up,
What is to show the difficulty the speaker went through in her life?
The line that best supports the definition for splinters:
A. “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.”B. “And boards tore up”
What is “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.”?
The word that best describes the tone in "Mother to Son."
A. NegativeB. Optimistic
What is optimistic?
The cause of the internal conflict in "Mother to Son."
What is, the mother is struggling with how to help her son deal with difficult circumstances?
The best statement of a theme of the poem “Mother to Son."
A. No matter how tough, one should never give up.
B. Listen to and respect your elders.
What is "no matter how tough, one should never give up"?
The most likely the reason the poet includes lines 14-15.
14 “So boy, don’t you turn back.
15 Don’t you set down on the steps”
What is to tell her son to never give up?
When you look back in the text at that part of the story/poem.
What to do when the question mentions a paragraph or line?
The evidence from the text best supports the tone, optimistic, in the poem.
A. “For I’se still goin’, honey,”(line 18)B. “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.”(line 2)
What is “For I’se still goin’, honey,”(line 18)?
The line that best supports the cause of the internal conflict
A. "So boy, don’t you turn back"B. "Don’t you fall now"
What is "So boy, don't you turn back now."?
The detail best supports the correct answer to the theme of the poem, "Mother to Son."
A. “It’s had tacks in it,” (line 3)
B. “Don’t you fall now—” (line 17)
What is “Don’t you fall now—” (line 17)?
The line from the poem that also tells her son to never give up.
A. “And reachin’ landin’s,” (line 10)
B. “For I’se still goin’, honey,” (line 18)
What is “For I’se still goin’, honey,” (line 18)?
Often there are multiple good answers for a test question. You should pick the ________ answer.
What is the BEST answer?