Tone/Purpose

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through _____________.

• pictures
• height
• words
• funny faces

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted.  "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!" 

• pleased
• suspicious 
• happy
• angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is tone?

• is the reason an author writes about a topic.

• is the author's attitude towards a subject.

What is purpose?

• is the author's attitude towards the subject.

• it shows feelings, emotions about a topic.

• is the reason an author writes about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

Which one of these questions is NOT a reason the author writes?

• To entertain.

• To inform.

• To persuade.

• To talk.

Objective tone is which of the two following definitions?

• It does not show any feelings, for or against a topic.

• Its details are mostly facts.

• It is personal, emotional and biased.

• It isn't the correct type of tone to use.

To inform means what...?

• to give information about a subject.

• to amuse and delight, to appeal to the reader's senses and imagination.

• to convince the reader to agree with the author's point of view.

To persuaded means what...?

• to captivate the reader's attention.

• to convince the reader to agree with the author's point of view on a subject.

• provides facts that will explain or teach something to readers.

To entertain means what..?

• to give information about a subject.

• to appeal to a readers senses and imagination.

• to argue or prove a point to readers.