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Grade
7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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1 hr
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Year
2015
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Tone

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Identifying the tone in a piece of writing can be tricky. Readers don't have the advantage of studying the images and colors used in a painting or the instruments and sounds of a song. The second lesson in this poetry unit teaches tweens how to look closely at the words a poet chooses to identify the tone of the piece.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, tone, rhymes, plot, metaphors, compare and contrast, diction, word choice

Instructional Ideas

  • Remind class members to keep all materials from the unit in their poetry notebooks

Classroom Considerations

  • Second lesson of 12 in the poetry unit
  • Lessons are designed to be used in order
  • Requires copies

Pros

  • A handout provides a list of words that can be used to describe tone

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.4 RI.7.6 W.7.3.a W.7.3.b W.7.3.c W.7.3.d W.7.3.e W.7.4 W.7.9.a SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.b SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d

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