Tone, Diction, Syntax

A writer's careful selection of words

• Tone

• Diction

• Syntax

• Voice

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The manner in which a writer puts a sentence together

• Tone

• Diction

• Connotation

• Syntax

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A writer's attitude toward the subject being discussed

• Tone

• Denotation

• Syntax

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MOOD is ...

• when a person gets angry

• the reader's reaction to the writer's words

• a writer's feelings about a story

• when you are happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these words means ALMOST THE SAME as "happy"?

• shocked

• informative

• comical

• joyful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these words means ALMOST THE SAME as "angry"?

• furious

• anxious

• unconcerned

• mysterious

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

^{Identify the DICTION in the following sentence:}

My brother argued with me and slammed the door.

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

^{Identify the use of DICTION in the following sentence:}

I appreciated her efforts and complimented her work.

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

LOOSE SYNTAX states the main idea ---

• at the end of sentence

• in the middle of a paragraph

• at the beginning of a sentence

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

INVERTED SYNTAX means that ---

• nothing in the sentence is right side up

• the predicate is before the subject

• the subject is not given

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9