Tone Activity, SVA, and Subject Quiz Day 20 Tone Activity, SVA, and Subject Quiz

Objectives Identify tone as it is used in a fiction text. Evaluate the use of tone through diction. Homework: VCR 4A tomorrow Close Reading Due Friday Outline due Thursday

Warm Up Copy the sentences and label S,V,PP Should a murderer ever be released from prison? Is the principal serious about the dress code?

VCR 4A Take out your flashcards and SVA notes and put them on your desk. Work on 4A.

The Research Paper

Example of an Elevated Thesis The lack of clean drinking water is a social injustice because _____________________________, and WaterAid works to address this issue by _______________________________. The lack of clean drinking water is a social injustice because it gravely impacts the health of individuals who drink contaminated water, and WaterAid works to address this issue by building wells in areas where clean water is not available.

I. Intro A. Hook B. Ladder C. Thesis: The lack of clean drinking water is a social injustice because it gravely impacts the health of individuals who drink contaminated water, and WaterAid works to address this issue by building wells in areas where clean water is not available.

II. Body Paragraph- Social Injustice Topic Sentence (The lack of clean drinking water gravely impacts the health of those who drink contaminated water.) B. Fact/Background Info/Comment 1. Quote with citation 2. Explanation/Elaboration of Quote C. Fact/Background Info/Comment D. Concluding Sentence- Genralization/Synthesis/Inference

III. Body Paragraph- Person/Group/Organization A. Topic Sentence (WaterAid works to address this issue by building wells in areas where clean water is not available.) B. Fact/Background Info/Comment 1. Quote with citation 2. Explanation/Elaboration of Quote C. Fact/Background Info/Comment D. Concluding Sentence-- Genralization/Synthesis/Inference

IV. Conclusion A. Concluding thoughts B. Restated thesis C. Call-to-Action/If-Then Statement/Solution  

Individual Practice – Tone Annotation Read “A Message to Chris Rock on the N-word.” 1. Chunk the material and summarize the chunks in the margins. Pay close attention to how the author feels. Place a tone word from your list beside each chunk which most closely captures the author's attitude. Pay attention to how and when the tones shift. Annotate any shifts. 2. Read each of your summaries in sequence to determine significant points of analysis or reactions. Write your analysis and ideas in the margins. 3. Annotate for diction, imagery, details, figurative language, and sentence patterns. Record your annotations in the space provided. 4. Highlight lines which you feel are significant to the development of the tone present in the work.

Critical Thinking How does the author’s tone aid their argument? How does the author feel about the use of the “N word?” How does diction play a role in the use of tone in this work? How has the author’s opinion of the word changed compared to the previous work? Whatever isn’t finished is homework.

Subject Verb Agreement

Intro to SVA What is SVA? What are the rules? Take a copy of the worksheet and you will have 10 minutes to complete it on your own. Take out your SVA video notes and place them on your desk.

Check Your Work Get into your pairs and check your work. Using your notes, you must explain why your answers are the correct ones. If you are stuck on them, raise your hand .