Identifying Tone

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Objective

I can determine an author's tone and explain how specific word choices create that tone.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Liz changed "mom" to "mommy" to soften her request for money; this shows how word choice can change the tone of a message.

  2. 2

    Instead of saying she "needs" money, Liz said she could "use" some money, and instead of saying she "never" goes out, she said she "rarely" goes out.

  3. 3

    Authors, journalists, and speech writers choose words based on the results they want and how they want the reader to feel or think.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Which of the following best describes the tone Liz uses when texting her mom?

2

When Liz changes 'need some money' to 'could use some money,' what effect does this have on the tone?

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Exit ticket

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“The video discusses how Liz changes her wording when texting her mom versus her friend. Describe the tone of Liz's texts to her mom. Give at least two specific word choices Liz makes and explain how those words create that tone.”

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