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=Module 3= toc

Learning Targets
In this module you will: >> created through structure and supporting it with evidence from text
 * Learn how author's create tone through sentence structure
 * Apply what you learned by:
 * publishing your Pieces of a Poem poem in your portfolio
 * publishing your hint fiction story
 * revising your book talk post from Edmodo
 * choosing an article or writing of your choice and writing your own analysis of how tone is



How Do Author's Create Tone through Sentence Structure?
In order for us to understand how author's use sentence structure to create tone, we need to understand what tone //is//. **Tone:** N.; The attitude of an author (not narrator or character) towards the subject matter and/or audience. I have provided an article for you below. In some places, I have color coded the clauses that I think are good examples of how the author is expressing her attitude toward the subject--which is the problem of screaming children on airplanes. To frame this for you, imagine a screaming child in the midst of a temper tantrum. Think about how that makes your nerves feel, then picture that screaming child throwing that tantrum for two hours non-stop in a space the size of the entry hallway to our school--between the front office and the T-intersection just before Mr. Deford's room. That's a whole lot of noise in a really small space! Predict: What, do you think, will the attitude (or tone) of the author be towards this subject? That said, pay attention to //how// that tone is created through sentence structure--or clause order.

Now, use the Answer Sheet to respond to questions that will guide you through an analysis of the author's sentence structure and how this helps create her overall tone. The numbers in parenthesis have been added--they are not part of the original article... 1: Read the the entire article first, then 2: Answer the questions in the Answer Sheet.
 * Objectives:**


 * Screaming kids and airplanes: Mayday! Mayday! **

November 24, 2009 | By Amy Alkon
 * Opinion**
 * Parents don't have a right to get on a jet with unruly children. In fact, they're stealing from the rest of us.**

Dependent Clause or Phrase Independent Clause

A little late in making those Thanksgiving flight plans? Wondering how you could possibly afford your ticket -- that is, without putting a kidney up for sale on Craigslist? (1) ** Good news! ** You can get a free flight home on Southwest plus a $300 travel voucher. Just do what I plan to -- get on a Southwest flight in the next few days, and when it's taking off, shout over and over, "Go, plane, go!" and "I want Daddy! I want Daddy!"

Pamela Root got the free flight and the voucher, (2) __ plus an apology from Southwest __, **after** her 2-year-old kept screaming those things at the top of his little lungs **as** their San Jose-bound flight was about to take off. (3) ** In fact, ** little Adam reportedly screamed **so** loudly that the safety announcements couldn't be heard and the pilot turned the plane back to the gate in Amarillo, Texas, **where** the two were booted off.

Root was appalled when a flight attendant told her something to the effect of "We just can't tolerate that [screaming] for two hours," reported the San Jose Mercury News. Root insisted Adam would be "fine once we take off" -- which, (4) in my book, means either "He'll be fine" or "It would be a serious pain in the butt to be stuck in Amarillo another day."

Unbelievably, Root demanded the apology she eventually got from the airline (5) (shame, shame, Southwest) and hit it up for the cost of diapers and the portable crib she says she had to buy for the overnight stay. Even more unbelievably, there's still no word of any apology from Root to the other passengers. There is a notion, __ reflected in numerous blog comments about the incident __, that other passengers should "just deal" and "give a kid a break." (6) **This notion is wrong.** Parents like Root and others (7) who selfishly force the rest of us to pay the cost of their choices in life aren't just bothering us ** ; ** they're stealing from us. Most people don't see it this way because what they're stealing isn't a thing we can grab on to, like a wallet. (8) They're stealing our attention, our time and our peace of mind.

Alkon, Amy. "Opinion Articles For Kids - Screaming Kids and Airplanes: Mayday! Mayday! - Los Angeles Times." Featured Articles From The Los Angeles Times. 24 Nov. 2009. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. .



Discussing Your Learning
Now that you have finished Task 1, [|post a discussion]about your learning. What did you notice, overall, about how sentence structure and types can create an author's tone? Be specific and give examples.



Creating and Contributing to Your Portfolio
This is where you put it all together on your own and share it with me. For this task, you will:

Create your own, personal wiki page to be used for housing your writing such as:
 * 1) Preposition Poem
 * 2) Publish your Pieces of a Poem poem
 * 3) Your Hint Fiction story
 * 4) A revision of at least one of your Edmodo Blitscussions posts
 * 5) Tone analysis of an opinion article of your choice.

Go to the Portfolio page now.