Tone+analysis

=Tone Analysis=

Remember Module 3? You studied and thought critically to understand how sentence structure and sentence types created a unique tone of an author--the attitude of the author toward the subject about which he/she wrote. This is your task:


 * 1) Create a new section in your portfolio called "Tone Analysis"
 * 2) Find an opinion article from one of the sources below, or from a source of your choosing
 * 3) Read the article for the purpose of identifying the author's tone...
 * 4) Write the title of the article, and turn that title into a hypertext link that points to where you found the article
 * 5) Analyze the article for the author's tone
 * 6) You are to find evidence from the text to support your claim for what you say the tone of the author is. Remember--
 * you are **not** analyzing the "content" or words of **//what//** the author says, but
 * **//how//** the author says them __through sentence structure__ and sentence __types__

//We must be assured that all teachers entering the classroom have the knowledge, skills and commitment to engage our children in meaningful learning experiences -- all of our children.//
 * Example Analysis:**

This quote taken from "Be very careful with teacher licensing," by Lisa Jones, clearly reveals that the author is concerned that some children will not get the education they deserve if changes are made to teacher licensing. Why? I can infer that her attitude is negative toward relaxing teacher licensing for two reasons. First, the title says to "be very careful," and people need to be very careful when there's risk. Second, when she writes "--all of our children" at the end of a flowing sentence, my attention as a reader focuses on this clause because it's a harsh stop. Also, by focusing my attention on "__all__ our children" with a hard stop, I can infer that the writer is concerned that not "__all__" children will have their needs met if teacher licensing requirements are relaxed. I can almost hear a sarcastic--if not concerned--tone behind this "all of our children" statement.


 * Opinion Article Sources **

| CNN | NPR | USA Today | GJ Sentinel | The Detroit News | The Washington Post | The Star Tribune |