Tone Activity, SVA, and VCR 3 Quiz Day 19 Tone Activity, SVA, and VCR 3 Quiz

Agenda Warm Up Vocabulary Tone Activity Individual Group SINUP Closure

Objectives Identify tone as it is used in a nonfiction text. Evaluate the use of tone through diction. Discuss and develop a thesis statement for the research paper. Homework: Subject Quiz tomorrow VCR 4 Flashcards tomorrow Watch the SVA video on Google Classroom

Warm Up Identify the elements of the sentences. Write “Sing” if the subject is singular and “Plur” if it is plural. Adjust the verbs as necessary. The cats outside of the house (are/is) running. One of them (is/are) coming to the dinner party. Everybody in the house (is/are) afraid of mice.

Week 3 Close Reading Requirements Beyond standard annotation requirements, please complete the following: "Charles Dickens" 1. Write the number of the questions beside the portion of the text that best supports your response. Then, highlight the text. 2. Annotate the word choices and portions of the passage that communicate how the author feels about Charles Dickens. 3. Highlight the act of “listening to the rats” mentioned in the fourth paragraph. In the margin, explain the image created and summarize why this is important to the passage.

Week 3 Close Reading Requirements Cont. "Will's Journal" 1. Annotate components of tone. After each entry, briefly summarize the entry and use a tone word to capture how Will feels. Then examine tone consistencies/changes. Compose a statement which identifies a connection among the tones. 2. At the bottom of the passage, compose a sentence which explains how Will feels about saving energy. Annotate portions of the text that specifically support your statement. Connect these portions to the statement by drawing arrows from the evidence to the statement.

VCR 3 Quiz Clear your desks and get your laptops. No talking or looking at another’s screen. When finished, read “A message to Chris Rock on The N-Word”

Group Practice – Tone Annotation Read “Don’t Censor Mark Twain’s 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 feel about the use of the “N word?” How does diction play a role in the use of tone in this work? How does the author feel toward the past? The present? The future? How do you know? What are your thoughts concerning the censorship of slurs in literature?

Leonard Pitts

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 To preload your online grammar lesson we will work on some ideas. Get in your pairs Identify if the subject is singular (only talking about 1 item) or plural (multiple items). Identify if the verb in the sentence is Singular or Plural. Ex: Dog -> Singular Ex: is -> singular Dogs -> Plural are->plural

Closure 3, 2, 1 Write: 3 things you have learned about tone today. 2 examples of hard-to-find subjects. 1 question you still have regarding today’s lesson.