This visual guide presents the basics of tone and a handy reference sheet that helps kids understand how authors use tone and how they can determine what the tone of any piece of writing is. The visual guide also has several teaching strategies that will work with a variety of texts to promote understanding, inlcuding: Building tone vocabulary using a tone wheel Strategies for identifying tone Analyzing shifts in tone Manipulating the tone in a piece of writing using mentor texts. Analyzing the use of vocabulary and punctuation in establishing tone I have also included a link to a free worksheet for two sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay. I use these poems to prepare students for the level of reading they can expect to see on the state test. If you like this resource, you might be interested in these: Parts of Speech: Grammar Bundle Sentence Problems (Common Writing Mistakes) Middle School Language Arts Bundle Vocabulary Cartoons: Roots and Affixes Poetry Comics Bundle Hamlet: Comic Summaries and Activities A Midsummer Night's Dream: Comic Summaries and Activities Macbeth: Comic Summaries and Activities Romeo and Juliet: Comic Summaries and Actvities Romeo and Juliet: Comic Summaries and Actvities Intro to Shakespeare Activity Bundle Connect with Me! Visit my Teachers Pay Teachers Store Visit my Blog Follow me on Facebook follow me on Twitter Thanks, David Rickert © 2019 David Rickert All rights reserved by author. Duplication limited to single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
