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Do Now
What do you think it
means when someone
refers to “tone” and
“voice” in your writing?
Explain your answer.
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• OMAM the Essay
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- Rough Draft Due today
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Surmount – (v.) to overcome, rise above
Synonyms – conquer, triumph over
Antonyms – succumb to, be vanquished,
be defeated
Terminate – (v.) To bring to an end
Synonyms - conclude, finish, discontinue
Antonyms – begin, commence, initiate
Do Now
What do you think it
means when someone
refers to “tone” and
“voice” in your writing?
Explain your answer.
Tone
• Tone
- manner in which the author expresses their
attitude
- can be detected by the words used
- adjectives are helpful in establishing a tone
EX: Think of the parent that says don’t get that
tone (attitude) with me
Voice
• Voice
- it is the way your writing sounds on the page
- it includes the words used, the way they are used
- develops a “tone” in your writing
EX: You need to take out the garbage vs.
When you have a chance, can you take out the
garbage?
Tone, Voice, and Persuasion
• Together very important aspects of writing
• Includes the words and general tone
- like different music (angry, happy, etc…)
• Using the wrong voice and tone
- leads to an opinionated audience
- will not be effective in persuading people
• Use positive words to persuade rather than
negative words
Peer Review
• Evaluate the completed rough draft
- find errors with grammar, spelling, and facts
• Evaluate the “tone” and “voice”
- does it use positive language
- does it give “attitude”
• Make suggestions to improve it
- stating, “this is great” doesn’t help the author