PPT-Tone Attitude/Feeling Group 1: Chiefly Rational Toned Words

Didactic designed or intended to teach Admonitory expressing admonition Indignant feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy filled with or marked by indignation . TONE. . Tone . is defined as the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject and the audience. Understanding tone in prose and poetry can be challenging because the reader doesn't have voice inflection to obscure or to carry meaning. Thus, an appreciation of word choice, details, imagery, and language all contribute to the understanding of tone. To misinterpret tone is to misinterpret meaning. . Tone Words tone : whimsical : given to capricious notions, odd notions, or fanciful humor. Example: At first I thought the monkeys were staring at me like police detectives, arrogant in their pow R.I.9-10.4. I . can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative and technical meanings, analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and . Tone is the writer’s attitude towards their subject.. Sometimes this is explicitly stated –. Sometimes it is implied, an author’s word choice lets the readers know how they feel. Dave Barry's Greatest Hits. Essential Question: . What is the difference between Tone and Mood?. Author’s Purpose. It’s as easy as . PIES. !!. P. - . to . persuade. the audience of a certain point of view. I. -. to . inform. Today we will distinguish the difference between tone and mood.. Objectives:. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hGhtmzTOEE&feature=related. Watching film evokes certain emotions and feelings from the viewer with the images, music, dialogue, etc. In the same way, writing evokes responses from the reader with the choice of words and writing style.. . Question and Answer . Samples and Techniques. What is TPCASTT?. Strategy used to analyze and understand poetry. Each letter represents a piece of the poem you will break apart and closely examine (acronym). Athletics. Tone: How does this basketball player seem to feel after a game?. Romantic. Annoyed. Ecstatic. Modest. Mary . Poppins. Tone: How does this nanny seem to feel toward her new charges?. Motherly. Tone: The . writer’s . attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the . way . feelings are expressed. . Conveyed through the use of:. Diction (the words that the author uses in his/her writing). Tone and Mood “Boy, watch your tone when speaking to me” Tone: The writer’s attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the way feelings are expressed. Mood/Tone MOOD MOOD is the overall feelings or emotions that are created IN THE READER . -The “power of the pen” can move mountains. Authors “move” their readers’ moods through their Tone and Mood “Boy, watch your tone when speaking to me” Tone: The writer’s attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the way feelings are expressed. quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that . someone . uses in speaking or . writing. The . School . by Donald . Barthelme. :. “I . don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. Mimms AP Literature and Composition What tone is being used? On the AP exam, you will be asked to identify the tone or at