Project: Book Review, Activity: Tone

1. With a partner, read each sentence out loud.  
2. For each sentence, be sure to stress (emphasize) the bold, underlined word.  Practice a couple of times if you need to.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

I didn’t say you stole my red hat.

4.  Then, with your partner, discuss how each sentence has a different meaning even though the words are the same.  

The emphasis you gave each word changed the TONE of the sentence.  You can think differently than your classmate does about the author’s tone because each of you may read the sentence differently.  That’s why you want to support your opinion with details from the story.