Identifying the tone in a piece of writing can be tricky. Readers don't have the advantage of studying the images and colors used in a painting or the instruments and sounds of a song. The second lesson in this poetry unit teaches tweens how to look closely at the words a poet chooses to identify the tone of the piece.

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, tone, rhymes, plot, metaphors, compare and contrast, diction, word choice

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Instructional Ideas

• Remind class members to keep all materials from the unit in their poetry notebooks

Classroom Considerations

• Second lesson of 12 in the poetry unit
• Lessons are designed to be used in order
• Requires copies

Pros

• A handout provides a list of words that can be used to describe tone

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.4 RI.7.6 W.7.3.a W.7.3.b W.7.3.c W.7.3.d W.7.3.e W.7.4 W.7.9.a SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.b SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d