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“Birthday Ritual a Grave Tradition”
New figure brings tribute to Poe by Roger J. Hansen
Lesson Concept: Tone in Informative Nonfiction
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Essential Question
How does a reader analyze the tone of
informative nonfiction such as articles
or reports?
A reader looks at the language and details
the writer uses in his description of the
event or incident. Also, the author’s
purpose may provide clues about the tone.
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What’s the fascination?
This newspaper article relates the life
and death of Edgar Allan Poe.
Why do you think people—even over 150
years later—have such a fascination with
Poe? List some reasons in your notes.
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Feature Story
Open your literature textbooks to page 635. Let’s
look at the “Reading for Information” section.
Let’s Review: Feature Story
A feature story usually presents factual information
about a person, an issue, or an event based on
the “Five W’s” of news writing: who, what,
where, when, and why (and sometimes how).
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Reviewing the Paper’s Format
The following items are important to the
format of a newspaper article:
Banner or Flag: Name of the newspaper usually set off
by size, color, special type, or some other design feature
Headline: A short attention-getting title
Byline: The name of the reporter
Dateline: Where a story takes place
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Feature Story: Your Turn
Silently on your own, read the informative article on pages 634, 636-637. Then, complete the following activities:
Complete the “5W and How” graphic organizer. Be sure to summarize the article in the box labeled “Summary Statement.”
Answer Questions #1, #3, #4, and #5 on page 637.
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Now Let’s Talk about Tone
What is tone?
A writer’s attitude or feelings toward his or her subject
Tone can be serious or playful, respectful or sarcastic, or light-hearted or somber.
Readers can identify tone within a text by analyzing the language and details.
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Describe the tone of the following
passage on page 634:
“A black-clad stranger carried on the half-century tradition here of placing three red
roses and something to drink at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe in a pre-dawn visit on
Jan. 19.”
Passage establishes a tone of mystery and intrigue with details such as “black-clad” and
“pre-dawn.”
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It’s Your Turn to Analyze Tone
In your notes, analyze and describe the tone
of two paragraphs in this article.
– Reread the last two paragraphs on page 636
beginning with “The visitor believed…”
– Determine the tone
– Provide evidence of tone