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Identifying Mood/Tone and Author’s Bias The most fun you’ll ever have…
The most fun you’ll ever have…. Consider the Connotations Denotation = dictionary definition, literal meaning Connotation = another meaning it suggests,
Consider the Connotations Denotation = dictionary definition,
literal meaning Connotation = another meaning it suggests, positive
or negative Positive or Negative?? WordPositive/Negative savage
exquisite sappy painstakingly romantic isolated
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Let us review Mood the atmosphere a story brings to the mind of
a reader how it makes you feel How does an author create mood?
Setting Word choice think about connotation Figurative language
Imagery
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What is the mood of this painting? How does it make you
feel?
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On your own Complete the reading passage and questions in Part
A: Analyze Setting and Mood
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Let us review Tone the attitude a writer takes toward a subject
or character Can often be described in one word playful, sarcastic,
humorous, sentimental, angry How does word connotation play a part
in determining tone?
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Practice Complete part A on your own GAME TIME Name that tone
The tone at the time is Quiz time!
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Fact, Inference, and Opinion Fact a statement that has been or
can be proved to be true Miss Lovell is 22 years old. Inference
(assumption) - a logical conclusion made from verifiable facts Miss
Lovells hair is straight today, so she must have woken up early
this morning. Opinion (value statement) a statement that is
believed but cannot be proved, should and ought are often included
in these statements. Miss Lovell should dye her hair purple.
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So how do you tell which is which? Its hard!! People often say
things as if they were facts or inferences when they are really
just opinions. ** Helpful hint When someone will not explain what
facts they used to come up with their conclusion, they are often
just giving their opinion.
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Activity Complete parts A, B, and C of the Exercises in IN
1. To inform explain, give directions, illustrate, or present
information
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Inform Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is really
easy. First, gather your ingredients (bread, peanut butter, jelly)
and two knives. Spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread and
your jelly on the other. Put the bread together and enjoy!
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2. To persuade by expressing an opinion to convince readers to
think/feel/act a certain way
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Persuade Art class should be longer than all other specials.
There never seems to be enough time to get our pictures done. If we
had more time in art class everyone would do a better job on their
pictures and we would learn more. Art is very important and we
should have the time we need to finish a project.
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3. To entertain is to illustrate a theme, event or story that
conveys a mood.
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Entertain Once upon a time there was a little boy who loved to
play soccer. He would run as fast as he could to the ball, but
every time he got there and tried to kick it he would miss. He
started to think he wasn't very good at soccer, but he didn't give
up. His hard work paid off and one day he scored the winning goal
for his team.
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1.If the author is telling a story, his purpose is probably to
_____________. 2.If the author is giving opinions, his purpose is
probably to _____________. 3.If the author is telling facts, his
purpose is probably to _____________. 4.If the author is giving
sensory details, his purpose is probably to __________. Entertain
Persuade Inform Describe
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Name that purpose! Jim was unable to get to sleep. When he went
to bed he cried. Tomorrow is his birthday party and it is going to
be ruined. How can we go sledding with no snow? The next morning,
when Jim got out of bed and ran to the window, he shouted with
glee, "The snow has fallen and we can go sledding!" Jim was happy
because now he can have his birthday sledding party.
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Name that purpose! There are three lights on a traffic light.
The top light is red and that means stop. The middle light is
yellow and that means caution. The bottom light is green and that
means go.
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Name that purpose! If you want to become a better reader you
need to read often. Research supports that children need to read
frequently to be able to read fluently and to be able read high
frequency words. All students will benefit by reading at least 20 -
30 minutes per day. Make it a point and read more often!
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Authors Bias Authors bias is a personal and largely unreasoned
judgment either for or against a particular person, position, or
thing; a prejudice. BIAS IS USED TO SWAY AN AUDIENCE ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Types of Bias Neutral When an author reports the facts, no
opinions at all. Negative When an author attempts to convince you
that something is BAD Positive When an author attempts to convince
you that something is GOOD
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Clues that an author is using Bias States Opinions Word Choice
Uses Loaded Words Words that express emotions Creates images (lots
of juicy words) Faulty Reasoning Coming up with crazy reasons for
things Making things up
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Where do we see bias most often? Commercials
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Columns in the newspaper or on the internet Opinion Blogs
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VS.
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Sources are references and evidence a writer uses in his or her
research that influence and support their work. Examples of
Sources: Books Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin
Franklin Articles The LA Times, Time Magazine Journals Interviews
Pictures
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To provide authenticity/credibility to research To provide
compelling support for ones topic or argument Organized citing
allows ones sources to be verified by the readers Citation limits
plagiarism Proper citation saves the writer lots of academic and
legal problems
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Libraries Online Scholarly Journals Internet Websites
Newspapers Video Collections (ex. Documentaries) The Community (ex.
Local government offices like city hall)
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Known author Part of a respected academic community Ex.
Associated with Universities Rely on research Printed by
established publishing companies Objective Part of information
centers
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Are extremely biased No author Independent blogs (not all of
the time) Though convenient,.com and.org websites can often be
unreliable but there are exceptions (ex. Time Magazine) Lack
evidence and are purely opinion based Do not cite their own sources
Anyone can add information to it Wikipedia