Analyzing Diction and Tone
Diction--the way in which words are used in a text--tell us a lot about a speaker/writer's attitude toward a subject, point-of-view, and/or assumptions. Diction is also used to identify a speaker/writer's tone. Through a close examination of words, students will be able to successfuly identify and write about a speaker/writer's tone.
To begin this work, have students look for words in a text that communicate feeling, emotion, or attitude toward a subject. Once they have identified a handful of words, they will begin to see a pattern and quickly identify how the speaker/writer feels about the subject he/she is writing about.
Analyzing Diction and Tone Step-By-Step Process
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Literacy Standards In Action
We've mapped our literacy lessons and reading, speaking, and writing skills to state standards, Common Core, and NGSS. The standards are "the what" to teach. Our lessons are "the how" to meet the expectations defined by the standards. Click on the links below to view our quick reference table that maps standards to literacy lessons.
