1. LITERARY TONE An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience, generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. SHAPIRO.2015 FIND YOUR NOTES FROM YESTERDAY. THEY SHOULD BE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

2. Craft and Structure: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. WHAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO TODAY! SHAPIRO.2015

3. Types of Tone The author’s attitude toward a subject. Some examples include: 1.Cheerful 2.Depressing 3.Gloomy 4.Exciting 5.Pessimistic SHAPIRO.2015

4. What is in this picture? SHAPIRO.2015

5. DEAD TREES. SHAPIRO.2015

6. An Excerpt from: “The School” by Donald Barthelme “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.” SHAPIRO.2015

7. “And the trees all died.” SHAPIRO.2015

8. What is the tone of this excerpt? Key words: gloomy, depressing, die, dead… FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE WORDS ABOVE. The tone of Barthelme’s excerpt from “The School” is ________________ because he repeats words like “_________” and “_________,” and this has a very _____________ feeling. His reflection of the event is not cheerful, and he shows this through his word choice and symbolism. SHAPIRO.2015

9. What is the tone of this excerpt? Key words: gloomy, depressing, sad, die, dead… The tone of Barthelme’s excerpt from “The School” is DEPRESSING because he repeats words like “DIE” and “DEAD,” and this has a very SAD and GLOOMY feeling. His reflection of the event is not cheerful, and he shows this through his word choice, tone, and symbolism. SHAPIRO.2015

10. Symbolism and Tone A tree symbolizes LIFE. Add 10 leaves with words that represent things you care about in your life. SHAPIRO.2015

11. Symbolism and Tone So, when trees die or are dead, this creates an unhappy, depressing, and gloomy tone. SHAPIRO.2015

12. Function of Tone Tone decides how a reader should read a piece of literature and how they should feel when reading a piece of literature. SHAPIRO.2015

13. Review Quiz 1.Tone is an attitude. TRUE/FALSE 1.A tone can be positive or negative. T/F 1.A tone can evolve in a story or text. T/F 1.Symbolism can enhance or amplify the tone of a text. T/F SHAPIRO.2015

14. Review Quiz: Answers 1.Tone is an attitude. TRUE 1.A tone can be positive or negative. T/F 1.A tone can evolve in a story or text. T/F 1.Symbolism can enhance or amplify the tone of a text. T/F SHAPIRO.2015

15. Review Quiz: Answers 1.Tone is an attitude. TRUE 1.A tone can be positive or negative. TRUE 1.A tone can evolve in a story or text. T/F 1.Symbolism can enhance or amplify the tone of a text. T/F SHAPIRO.2015

16. Review Quiz: Answers 1.Tone is an attitude. TRUE 1.A tone can be positive or negative. TRUE 1.A tone can evolve in a story or text. TRUE 1.Symbolism can enhance or amplify the tone of a text. T/F SHAPIRO.2015

17. Review Quiz: Answers 1.Tone is an attitude. TRUE 1.A tone can be positive or negative. TRUE 1.A tone can evolve in a story or text. TRUE 1.Symbolism can enhance or amplify the tone of a text. TRUE SHAPIRO.2015

18. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT Watch this mini-lesson about TONE. VIDEO LESSON (7 minutes 16 seconds) SHAPIRO.2015