Essential Question How do I describe the tone of a literary work? In the Table of Contents Tone Copy Tone – Writer’s attitude towards the reader and/or the subject he/she is writing about. Literary Work – story, poem, essay, article, etc. Tone In order to answer questions about tone, you MUST have the vocabulary to do it! http://youtu.be/jDUhDV-72S0 Positive tone/attitude lighthearted enthusiastic optimistic passionate elated sympathetic compassionate hopeful confident loving amused sentimental proud nostalgic Negative tone/attitude angry disgusted outraged accusing inflammatory irritated indignant threatening Irony/Sarcasm Tone sarcastic cynical critical patronizing satiric irreverent taunting ironic flippant Sorrow/Fear/Worry Tone somber gloomy melancholic disturbed mournful solemn serious apprehensive concerned hopeless Instructive/Informative Tone formal objective candid clinical detached questioning instructive learned factual didactic informative authoritative Choice Board – Hand In Work Select one type of tone and write a poem / rap that includes 5 of the terms on the slide. Your poem / rap must have 20 lines. Select one type of tone and create a collage of pictures and words that express that tone. You must have your own glue if you select this option. Write a story that has 5 characters. Create a poster on one of the slides. Draw pictures and include words that depict the meaning of the slide. Create a dictionary that contains 4 words, with definitions, from each slide. Your dictionary will have a total of 20 words. Create a children’s book that teaches the meaning of tone. It must include all 5 categories (positive, negative, irony, sorrow, instructive) Character 1 = optimistic Character 2 = angry Character 3 = sarcastic Character 4 = worrisome Character 5 = informative Exit Ticket Make a list of the words you know that can be used to describe the tone of a literary work?