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VOICE
A CREATING TONE
Using your VOICE means to give your writing personality and style.
One way to use your VOICE is through TONE.
• TONE is the writer’s attitude toward the text.
• Choose words that tell how you (the writer) feel about the topic.
Excited? Angry? Amused? Sad? Frightened? Amazed? Shocked?
EXAMPLE Tone
excited
Sentence amazed
Wow! I had the winning number! angry
An elephant eats over 350 pounds of plants each day!
I can’t believe someone smashed our sand castle!
YOUR
TURN Choose the right tone in the following sentences.
1. tired This is the best pizza I ever ate!
2. frustrated 2 Joe always takes my lunch money.
3. excited
4. sad My cat ran away, and we never saw her again.
You won’t believe the hard day I had.
50 ✷ Part I
A CREATING TONE
Using your VOICE means to give your writing personality and style.
One way to use your VOICE is through TONE.
• TONE is the writer’s attitude toward the text.
• Choose words that tell how you (the writer) feel about the topic.
Excited? Angry? Amused? Sad? Frightened? Amazed? Shocked?
EXAMPLE Tone
excited
Sentence amazed
Wow! I had the winning number! angry
An elephant eats over 350 pounds of plants each day!
I can’t believe someone smashed our sand castle!
YOUR
TURN Choose the right tone in the following sentences.
1. tired This is the best pizza I ever ate!
2. frustrated 2 Joe always takes my lunch money.
3. excited
4. sad My cat ran away, and we never saw her again.
You won’t believe the hard day I had.
50 ✷ Part I
