Starter quiz
- In what year was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions" published?
- 1907
- 1987
- 1997
- 2017 ✓
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- What is the form of this text: 'Freedom or Death' a speech by Emmeline Pankhurst.
- 'speech' ✓
- Which word beginning with 'm' describes a text that is a formal declaration of beliefs or principles?
- 'manifesto' ✓
- Neither/nor and both/and are examples of...
- comparative conjunctions
- correlative conjunctions ✓
- conclusive discourse markers
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- A perspective in a text refers to ...
- the background of the author.
- the central theme or message of the text.
- the grammatical structure of the sentences.
- the interpretation of events or ideas based on a particular viewpoint or bias. ✓
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- Which comparative conjunction would complete this sentence to show a similarity: 'Adichie foregrounds women's experiences. ______ Pankhurst focuses on the rights of women.'
- Equally, ✓
- However,
- Contrastingly,
- Whereas,
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Exit quiz
- Which word beginning with 't' can be described as: 'the attitude or feeling conveyed by a writer towards the subject matter and audience'?
- 'tone' ✓
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's text 'Dear Ijeawele or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions' could also be considered ...
- a leaflet.
- a speech.
- a letter. ✓
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- Which answer offers the best description of the word incredulous?
- unwilling or unable to believe something ✓
- to show resistance or disobedience
- something that stirs up strong reactions or emotions
- to appear authoritative, knowledgeable and to command respect
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- In Pankhurst’s 'Freedom or Death' speech she describes being 'determined' and a 'soldier'. Which word best describes the tone created?
- intimate
- personal
- friendly
- defiant ✓
- hopeful
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- In her speech, 'Freedom or Death', Pankhursts states: "I am here as a soldier who as temporarily let the field of battle." What type of sentence is this?
- interrogative
- declarative ✓
- imperative
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- Which sentences best describes Pankhurst's use of the phrase, "I am here as a soldier who has temporarily let the field of battle", in her 'Freedom or Death' speech?
- This declarative sentence reveals Pankhurst's assertive and defiant tone. ✓
- The use of direct address creates an intimate and personal tone.
- The imperative sentence creates a call to action.
- The imagery of battle conveys the urgency of the issues. ✓
- The rhetorical question challenges the audience.
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Key learning points
- Tone in writing refers to the attitude or feeling conveyed by a writer towards the subject matter and audience.
- Tone is conveyed through word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and overall language usage.
- Writers will ensure their tone is appropriate for the text’s purpose, audience and form.
- Writers will adapt specific language features and rhetorical devices to match the tone of their writing.
Common misconception
When used, rhetorical devices have only one possible effect or outcome.
Writers can craft rhetorical devices to create different tones and match their purpose, audience and form. For example, direct address can be used to sound confrontational or it can create an intimate and personal tone.
Keywords
Incredulous - unwilling or unable to believe something
Defiant - to show resistance or disobedience
Provocative - this describes something that stirs up strong reactions or emotions
Authoritative - if you appear authoritative you seem knowledgeable and command respect
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