Lesson 2: Tone and Analysis

Learning Intentions

Define tone, mood and the different tiers of analysis.
Identify the author’s tone towards a particular subject and the theme of a story.
Analyse the effect of the author’s words to create tone in the form of a tiered analysis table.

Essential Question

How can an author use language to highlight their opinion on a particular theme?

Task 1: Have you thought about...?

Do you think that the dangers of children and teenagers having access to unlimited technology outweigh the advantages?

Answer this question via Google Questions.

Use the resources below to support your answers.

Article 1

Video 1

Video 2

Article 2

Find one person who disagrees with your and respond using the following sentence stems:

I understand your point about… However, I respectfully disagree because…
You argue that…, but have you considered…?
I acknowledge what you write about…, but I believe that… is more important.

Task 2: Make Predictions

Look at the images below. These images are all related to this lesson's short story: The Veldt by Ray Bradbury.

Look at the images and try to predict:

Setting
Characters
Theme
Tone/Mood
Plot
Symbols

Task 3: Review Tone

Watch the video about tone before reading the story to help you better identify the author's attitudes toward specific themes, people, events, or elements within the text.

As you read, try to identify how a particular tone is created. Is the attitude a positive or negative one? How do you know?

Task 4: Read the short story

Context Slides

Audiobook and Analysis

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to read the story as it is without text aids.

Task 5: Class Discussion

Using the itinerary, guiding questions, and timers, organize a student-led discussion.

Two students should facilitate the discussion.

The purpose of the discussion is to enhance our understanding of the text.

Itinerary, Guiding Questions, & Timers

Task 6: Writing Focus

This class, our writing focus will be ANALYSIS. In particular, we will focus on using a three-tiered analysis model which focuses and deepens our thinking.

This three-tier analysis model is a foundation for literary analysis in high school and beyond!

Watch this video before practice.

Task 7: Putting it all together!

Using the three-tiered analysis model, first by practice by cutting and pasting the analysis into their correct levels. This will become a model for when you try it by yourself. Start by looking at the textual evidence provided. Then, carefully read all three pieces of analysis. Think about which might be level 1 and why, then level 2, and finally level 3.

When you have finished, try one by yourself. Go back through the text and find THREE literary devices or interesting pieces of lexical choice/diction that the author uses. Once you have the quotes you wish to analyse, use the three-tier system to do so.