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Narrative Unit 3: Tone

Narrative Unit 3: Tone. It’s not WHAT you say, it’s HOW you say it!. What is Tone?. It’s the difference between being: …fine… Fine. a nd FINE!!!!. What is tone in writing?. Tone is: The attitude or mood conveyed in writing. The way the piece is perceived by the reader.

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Narrative Unit 3: Tone

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  1. Narrative Unit 3: Tone It’s not WHAT you say, it’s HOW you say it!

  2. What is Tone? It’s the difference between being: • …fine… • Fine. and • FINE!!!!

  3. What is tone in writing? Tone is: • The attitude or mood conveyed in writing. • The way the piece is perceived by the reader. Different pieces of writing can share the exact same information, in completely different ways. The difference is tone.

  4. Tone is the Difference Between…. …and This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOfH7uEojKk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic This…

  5. What affects tone? • Word Choice • Sentence Structure and Variety • Organization

  6. Word Choice • The words we use change the way our information is perceived. • Red? • Moved? • Said?

  7. Figurative Language • Metaphor • Simile • Hyperbole • Personification • Imagery

  8. Metaphor and Simile • Metaphor- a device that represents one thing as if it were another, i.e. “time is a thief”. • It draws a comparison and highlights crucial similarities for dramatic effect. • Simile- a device that compares to unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ “the wind cut like a knife” or “She fell like a stone.” • This is used for illustrative purposes and to emphasize certain elements for dramatic effect

  9. Hyperbole & Personification • Hyperbole- a deliberate exaggeration of information. • The purpose of this is to convey emotional perspective, to impress upon the reader how the narrator/character is experiencing an event in the story. • EX: “He was seriously 12 feet tall!” or “It was a million degrees in there!” • Personification- giving human qualities to inhuman things, to convey a specific mood or tone. • The sentence "The sun smiled down on me" depicts the sun as "smiling" to express the idea that sun rays feel friendly and warm, although a sun is incapable of literally smiling. • Or the phrase “the babbling brook” expresses that the brook is moving, and describes how the brook and moving and the quality of the movement.

  10. Imagery • Detailed description which incorporates many of the five senses -- sight, sound, smell, taste and touch -- is called imagery. When a writer uses imagery, he or she creates a "mental picture" for the reader. That means the descriptions are so vivid the reader can almost imagine he or she is there. Many of the other figurative language devices can be examples of imagery.

  11. Sentence Structure and Variety • How we arrange the words we choose to communicate our feelings. • Length • Punctuation • Rhythm

  12. Sentence Structure & Variety • “Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta. “ -Vladimir Nabokov • What tone has Nabokov created? • How does sentences structure and variety affect the way we read it?

  13. Organization • The way we put our sentences and paragraphs together (affecting the fluidity of the piece). • Narrative Organization • Instructive Organization • Argumentative Organization

  14. What Dictates Tone? • Writing Environment: The venue for the piece • Audience: The people you anticipate reading the piece • Writing Task: The goal the piece hopes to accomplish

  15. The Carousel • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus

  16. The Carousel • How would you describe the tone of the clip? Why? • How does WHAT Don says compare to HOW he says it? • What is the aim of the proposed ad campaign? Is the tone appropriate/effective?

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