Analyze the impact an author's word choice has on tone
In this lesson you will learn how to analyze the impact an author’s word choice has on tone by determining the meaning of figurative words and phrases.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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STANDARDS
CCSS.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
TEKS.8.2.B use context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous words or words with novel meanings;
TEKS.8.Figure 19.F make intertextual links among and across texts, including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.
IN.8.RV.3.1 Analyze the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in works of literature, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
FL.LAFS.8.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
