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What is tone?

What is tone?. the attitude or mood of a piece of writing; the attitude or mood that the speaker has toward the subject of the piece The mother’s lullaby had a soothing, loving tone. The email from my boss had a threatening, intimidating tone. Common tone words. What is an inference?.

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What is tone?

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  1. What is tone? • the attitude or mood of a piece of writing; the attitude or mood that the speaker has toward the subject of the piece • The mother’s lullaby had a soothing, loving tone. • The email from my boss had a threatening, intimidating tone. • Common tone words

  2. What is an inference? • A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements (not stated directly!) • Words/phrases that let you know you’re being asked to infer: suggests, implies, would most likely agree, can be inferred

  3. In your notebooks: For each of the following photos, write down… • What you explicitly see in the picture • What you can infer is happening in the picture • What outside/previous information you used to draw this conclusion • What the tone of the picture is

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