Today's class concentrated on the tone map, its purpose, its construction, and its application. Using "Chicago," we created a tone map by following these steps:
1. Identify the tone shifts in the poem. While some tone shifts may be dramatically apparent, the AP Langers should also take out the microscope and look for subtle shifts that show the evolving nature of a text.
2. Assign a specific tone word to each section of the poem. Popular tone words today included laudatory, vituperative, indignant, pompous, vehement, hubristic, and, my favorite, jingoistic.
3. Select two "opposite" tones from your selected tone words. The other tone words will exist between these opposite terms. For instance, one class selected laudatory and vituperative as these opposites.
4. Create your map. The top will feature the differentiation of lines (1-5, 6-8, and so on) and the left side will feature the opposites. Plot the tones across the map and connect the dots to show the pattern.
5. Analyze patterns -- overall or in sections -- to understand why a writer utilizes specific tone shifts for the text's purpose. The most impressive analysis came from first hour and their perspective of "Chicago" introducing a claim, a counterclaim, and a rebuttal on the speaker's understanding of his city.
With PSAT tomorrow, we will be adjusting the tone week agenda to accommodate our small number. The buzzers will be out for rhetorical strategy competition. For full classes, we will continue forward with a partner tone map on "The Children's Hour," which first and seventh hour have already read.
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