Tone by David Plastrik

Once upon a time I taught school in the hills of Tennessee, where the broad dark vale of the Mississippi begins to roll and crumple to greet the Alleghanies. I was a Fisk student then, and all Fisk men thought that Tennessee—beyond the Veil—was theirs alone, and in vacation time they sallied forth in lusty bands to meet the county school-commissioners. Young and happy, I too went, and I shall not soon forget that summer, seventeen years ago. First, there was a Teachers' Institute at the county-seat; and there distinguished guests of the superintendent taught the teachers fractions and spelling and other mysteries,—white teachers in the morning, Negroes at night. A picnic now and then, and a supper, and the rough world was softened by laughter and song. I remember how— But I wander.

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 01:27:57 UTC

W.E.B. DuBois

The filthy dog dug through the dumpster for greasy leftovers. vs. The determined dog searched the dumpster for a meal to eat.

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 01:35:30 UTC

paste in a short explanation of how the tones of these sentences differ.

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 03:36:37 UTC

paste in 1 - 3 words to define the tone of this passage. Be prepared to explain how you arrived at your response.

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 03:37:12 UTC

People were shopping in the market.

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 03:39:46 UTC

Rewrite this sentence to achieve a more specific tone. Paste in your new sentence, but do not tell us what the tone you are aiming for is.

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 03:40:16 UTC

dplastrik — 2015-07-22 03:41:30 UTC

The first tone is negative because the dog is dirty; the second tone is better because the dog works hard

2015-07-22 17:17:03 UTC

steelequill — 2015-07-22 17:17:20 UTC

The tone seems disgusted in the first; filthy. But in the second

amanda_omatsu — 2015-07-22 17:17:27 UTC

Filthy has a negative connotation and determined sounds more like the dog is someone who should be admired

The first sentence makes the dog seem dirty because hes described as filthy and his meal is greasy. The second makes the dog seem like hes doing what he needs to do to survive and we respect the dog for that.

2015-07-22 17:17:29 UTC

the filthy dog negative

simoneblk — 2015-07-22 17:17:37 UTC

determined dog hopeful

simoneblk — 2015-07-22 17:17:52 UTC

2015-07-22 17:18:39 UTC

the 1st is negative to dogs; the 2nd is understanding of the dog's situation

bad dog

2015-07-22 17:18:45 UTC

good dog

nlawrence1103 — 2015-07-22 17:18:55 UTC

pejorative vs. positive

Somebody on Youtube!

2015-07-22 17:19:15 UTC

lyrical

simoneblk — 2015-07-22 17:21:57 UTC

amanda_omatsu — 2015-07-22 17:22:00 UTC

What is Fisk?

nost

nlawrence1103 — 2015-07-22 17:22:23 UTC

nostalgic

hes dreeming

2015-07-22 17:23:14 UTC

steelequill — 2015-07-22 17:23:21 UTC

Sunny but night is coming.

fond

2015-07-22 17:23:22 UTC

Fancifu

2015-07-22 17:23:25 UTC

Once upon a time...

day dreeming

2015-07-22 17:23:25 UTC

amanda_omatsu — 2015-07-22 17:23:26 UTC

Whimsical, nostalgic

nostalgic

2015-07-22 17:23:34 UTC

amanda_omatsu — 2015-07-22 17:24:05 UTC

Happy

smart

simoneblk — 2015-07-22 17:24:10 UTC

wandering

2015-07-22 17:26:36 UTC