PPT-Tone Tone The voice or attitude of a writer towards a subject or audience

Usually Shown through word choice diction and their viewpoint Examples formal informal serious ironic cheerful nostalgic sad comic angry gloomy positive Helps Establish the mood of the text how the Reader should respond. 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 How . do we use . VOICE. in our writing?. Analyzing . Voice in Literature. Announcements: . ROUGH DRAFTS due Friday . T. here should be a title page, the essay with in-text citations, and a works cited page. . 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.. Syntax. Tone. Voice. Effective voice is shaped by words that are clear, concrete, and exact. Good writers eschew (to avoid; to shun) words like pretty, nice, good, beautiful, fine, things, really, very, terrible, a lot, and bad. Instead they employ words that invoke a specific effect. . Exercise. I’ll need a volunteer … . Read the line at the top of the slide with a variety of meanings . “. I Love You. ”. Affectionately. “. I Love You. ”. Questioningly. “. I Love You. ”. VOICE. in our writing?. Analyzing . Voice in Literature. Announcements: . ROUGH DRAFTS due Friday . T. here should be a title page, the essay with in-text citations, and a works cited page. . Spelling Test THURSDAY.. Usually Shown through word choice (diction) and their viewpoint. Examples: formal, informal, serious, ironic, cheerful, nostalgic, sad, comic, angry, . gloomy, positive. Helps Establish the . mood. of the text, how the Reader should respond. 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 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. Thursday, May 2. Discussion – chapters 26-30. Mood and tone-notes and little book. Finish Reading the novel for Test on Wednesday (literary terms, types of characters, conflict, mood and tone). Stuff you should know. This handout has been developed from resources available from The College Board Mimms AP Literature and Composition What tone is being used? On the AP exam, you will be asked to identify the tone or at