Today we reviewed what we learned about "tone" on Friday through our mentor text, "Everything Will Be Okay." We discussed tone and the ways that the author showed tone in the story...how did we learn so much about so many characters? How did the author treat the characters? How can I write like that? As you write tonight, think about the list we generated about ways to write with tone, and also be looking at your "How to Write Powerful Narratives" chart. Take the time to do this, ok? Remember to SHOW not TELL! An example we used today: The wind was knocked out of me. SHOW what that is, what it feels like, what that looks like. Perspective slipped because the narrator didn't actually know the wind was knocked out of him at that time, he only knew what he was feeling at the moment.
My goal is to have you thinking "I could write about that" as you wander in your everyday life. Notice those memorable moments and put them on your "First Time - Last Time" chart.
H/W: Write your most powerful memorable moment using tone. Follow the goal you wrote at the top of your paper. As always, we are striving to be comfortable writing two pages. It should be easier for you at this point. Here are the ideas of how author James Howe wrote about the kitty using tone:
- in the moment
- tension
- details
- dialogue
- flashbacks
- foreshadowing
- dreams
- sentence structure
- narrator writing what they know using what he sees, hears, smells, thinks, feels
- actions
- staying in perspective
See you tomorrow, Writers!
