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Lesson 4: Analyze how writers create tone

Do Now
Review the key terms from the previous three lessons. Be ready for cold
call in five minutes.

Grading
For teacher use only
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Accuracy

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Thoughtfulness

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*All three categories are

graded from 0-5.

After Read Aloud

"My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents
studied from. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world.
And let me tell you that old, old, old, decrepit geometry book hit my heart with the force of a nuclear
bomb. My hopes and dreams floated up in a mushroom cloud. What do you do when the world has
declared nuclear war on you" (31)?
Use this quote from the end of chapter four to answer the following questions in at least two complete
paragraphs.
What is the tone of this quote? In each paragraph, discuss one of the devices and how it contributes to the
overall tone of the quote. Be sure to analyze specific words from the quote and to explain what the quote
means.
Repetition

Hyperbole

Self-Deprecation

Stereotype

Juxtaposition

Sincerity

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