Lesson:
1. Students will take notes Understanding Tone in Reader’s Journey pgs. 231
2. Students will complete practice activity for Understanding Tone on pg. 232
3. Students will begin the reading of The Trouble With Television on pgs. 233-234
Closing: What are some key points the author makes to try to convince [persuade] the reader? How does the author create an author’s tone? [word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhyme, rhythm, and/or repetition]
Homework: Retrieve a copy of Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson