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\nOn the Road Again\n

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\nYoung scholars read to their peers from selected texts. As one person reads, the other person listens to his/her peer, noting tone and fluency. Afterward, they reflect on each other's reading. There is a guided reflection worksheet...\n
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\n6th Grade: Express Yourself, Lesson 2: Close Read\n

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\nThe second lesson plan of a pair about Paul Laurence Dunbar, this plan focuses in particular on his poem, \"We Wear the Masks.\" After a short historical introduction, class members conduct a series or readings, marking up the text and...\n
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\nSongwriting Skill - Choosing a Tone: Jordan Pruitt - “One Love”\n

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\n\"Tone means attitude.\" Or so says this resource that uses Jordan Pruitt's \"One Love\" to model for songwriters how to develop an attitude in their lyrics. Class members engage in a number of exercises designed to give them direct and...\n
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\nReading Comprehension 7\n

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\nUse this reading comprehension assessment to prepare for a state test, or to assess your students' reading. After reading a four-paragraph passage, young learners answer seven questions on literary devices, tone, and author's purpose. An...\n
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\nReading Comprehension 4: Level 7\n

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\nMake an impression with a reading comprehension assessment based on Claude Monet. After reading a short biographical paragraph about the famous French painter, readers demonstrate their comprehension skills by drawing inferences,...\n
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\nAnalyzing How Words Communicate Bias\n

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\nWords are powerful ... can your class choose them wisely? Scholars evaluate news articles to discover the concepts of tone, charge, and bias during a media literacy lesson. The resource focuses on recognizing implicit information and...\n
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\nEnd of Unit Assessment: How Word Choice Contributes to Tone and Meaning\n

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\nIt's finally time for pupils to show what they know! Scholars finalize the unit with an end-of-unit assessment. They use the book Inside Out & Back Again and the \"Forgotten Ship\" transcript to examine word choice, tone, and...\n
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\nListening for Tone\n

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\nStudents read and listen to various poems as they are read by different readers using different tones. They read \"Jabberwocky\" and in groups, determine what they think the nonsense words in the poem mean. The groups compare thier ideas...\n
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\nUsing Tone\n

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\nStudents are introduced to the concept of using tone in their art. They paint a narrow strip of tone of white and adding small amounts of black. Using cellophane, they put it over their strips and examine the tones of the different...\n
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\nWhat's My Tone?\n

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\nStudents answer a question in the same tone of voice that you ask it in. In this tone lesson plan, students respond to the volume and expression of the teacher's voice.\n
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\nPoems with Tone and Mood\n

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\nStudents examine the use of tone in poetry. In this literature lesson, students read \"We Real Cool,\" by Gwendolyn Brooks and use the provided graphic organizer to chart the poem's tone and mood.\n
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\nInterpreting Tone and Feeling\n

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\nIn this interpreting tone and feeling worksheet, students examine 6 sets of sentences and select the words that best describe the tone of the sentences. An example is included.\n
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\nFocus on Figurative Language\n

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\nUsing the poems \"First Snow\" by Ted Kooser and \"Eating Alone\" by Yi-Young Lee (or other suggested poems by Robert Frost or Sara Teasdale), middle schoolers search for examples of figurative language. Guide your learners by discussing...\n
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\nGrade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 2\n

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\nHow can you read a character's tone? What about a narrator's tone? Analyze Karen Russell's \"St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves\" with a activity that focuses on how word choice can change tone and how tone can affect the...\n
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\nLearn Chinese (Mandarin) - MindSnacks\n

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\nAcquire over 1000 Chinese words while playing games! Mandarin Chinese, one of the most desired languages in business and technology, is the focus of this teaching tool. Users will pick up vocabulary and practice tones, all while tapping...\n
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\nWords Matter: Diction and Orwell's \"Shooting an Elephant\"\n

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\nWatch your tone! Scholars analyze how diction in George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant contributes to the tone of the text. Readers watch a video, participate in a word splash, and work through a PowerPoint lesson to help them...\n
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\nClose Reading of Prose: Practice 2 (English II Reading)\n

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\nThe tone is easy to hear but more challenging to detect in written texts. Users of this interactive learn how to closely observe the diction and words writers use to convey their feelings about their subject. They examine passages that...\n
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\nMartin Luther King, Jr.'s \"I Have a Dream\"\n

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\nDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech \"I Have A Dream\" is hailed as one of the most eloquent and moving speeches of the 20th century. But what makes his words hit his listeners' ears in just the right ways? Young orators study Dr. King's...\n
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\nAbigail and Mercy\n

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\nScholars examine three letters from Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, compare them to previous letters in the series, and note the change in tone in these letters she writes to her friend.\n
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\nYoung scholars learn how to distinguish between the mood of a piece of writing (how the work makes the reader feel) and the tone (the writer's attitude toward the material) in the sixth lesson in a poetry unit. After watching two very...\n
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\nPresidential Leadership and the Goal to Unify | America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump\n

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\nTraditionally, a United States President's Inaugural Address establishes the tone and vision for his presidency. It has stressed the goal to unify the country and bring the political parties together after what are often divisive...\n
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\nClassroom Activities for The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas\n

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\nAlexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo is the featured text in three classroom activities. The first activity asks readers to analyze the description of Edmond Dantes in Chapter XVII, paying particular attention to Dumas' word...\n
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\nDetails, Details: How Choices Reveal Character, Setting, Tone, and Theme. (Analyzing and Interpreting, Making Inferences)\n

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\nStudents respond to works of art. For this art interpretation lesson, students examine images of art while using concepts they learned as they read literary pieces. They detail the setting, characters, and the mood and theme of the works...\n
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\nTone Poem Composing Project\n

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\nYoung scholars explore role of music in storytelling by watching and discussing effect music has on perception of scene from movie, and using Sibelius program to compose single excerpt of music, considering dynamics, timbre, and...\n
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