Tone/Attitude of the Speaker

We had a class discussion about the impact of tone upon writing and that tone is the attitude that the author has about a topic.  I asked, “If you know that definition, how can we apply tone to speaking?”  As a class, we decided that when speaking, tone would be the attitude the speaker portrays to his/her audience.

We then discussed levels of emotion and related it to the energy wheel(Day 1) as we wrote poetry.  I reminded them that the energy wheel moved at different speeds projecting various emotions as it slowed or speed up.

I wrote the following words on the board and asked students to record and categorize them with a partner on an  “Emotion Chart” created on their own paper.

 terrified              fearful               ghastly          frustrated         threatening      upset   unenthusiastic     distressed          freaked          intimidating       unified             exhilarated  alarmed              worried              anguish         delighted           thrilled            cheerful  pressured            troubled             bossy           steadfast          devoted          perplexed  horrified              furious                evil             dedication          distraught        bewildered  radiant               spooked             irritated         annoyed            supportive       baffled

After partners sorted these tone words, we discussed the reasons for classifying them in a particular order.