Pay Attention

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is about analyzing the tone in fiction by examining an author’s word choices. It defines tone as how the author feels about the story, which is expressed through style and diction. Students are instructed to read a text and note down specific words used to describe characters, settings, and events, along with their meanings, to deduce the tone of the story. By filling out the provided table, students practice identifying the deliberate language choices made by the author.

The worksheet aims to teach students how to discern the author’s tone in a piece of fiction through the analysis of vocabulary. It guides students to pay attention to the connotations of words and how they contribute to the overall feeling the author conveys. This activity helps students to understand that tone is an integral part of storytelling, affecting how readers perceive and emotionally respond to the text. The ultimate goal is to enhance students’ critical reading skills and their ability to interpret nuanced writing.