PPT-Academic Tone and Diction

A Write Place edition Slash the Slashes Replace slashes with and or or To participate in the class museum trip students must have permission from parentsguardians parents or guardians. I: Part I. Coming of . Age. Rhetorical concepts. Bellringers. http://mreldridge.net/dailyExercises.aspx. Syntax, diction, imagery, details, tone. Diction/Syntax . Prezi. : Extra practice (. Bellringer. Say. , Father Thames! ––for thou hast . seen. Full . many a sprightly race,. . Disporting . on thy margent green. ,. The . paths of pleasure . trace. ;. . Who . foremost now delight to . cleave. Diction refers to the author’s choice of words.. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the . language concrete (factual)or abstract . Objective: Analyze how authors use syntax and diction to create certain effects.. Essential Question: How does syntax and diction contribute to an author’s voice and tone?. Objective and Essential Question. Objective: you will demonstrate your understanding of the six elements present in professional writers’ text so you can add them to your narrative essay. ACTIVITIES:. Collect Weekend . Words. : ambiguous . Diction. Syntax. Tone. Point of View. Developed by Mrs. . Stacey Reaves. Sumter. , . SC. Adapted by Adrien . Alsobrook. .. Memphis, TN. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” Mark Twain. Figurative Language. Authors use figurative language to engage the reader with the text. Figurative language is language that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: . “That test was a piece of cake.”. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” . – Mark Twain. To study diction is to analyze how a writer uses words for a distinct purpose and effect.. There was a scurrying around and then eight of them . snatched. up their guns, formed into twos, and marched out behind the office. He wheeled his horse about and trotted towards me. I jumped back and . Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the language concrete or abstract?. Are the words monosyllabic or polysyllabic?. author’s attitude toward the writing . (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. . Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the language concrete or abstract?. Are the words monosyllabic or polysyllabic?. Diction & Tone Diction refers to the author’s choice of words. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as: Is the language concrete or abstract? Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the language concrete or abstract?. Are the words monosyllabic or polysyllabic?.