English 10

Below is an excerpt taken from the essay written by Divina L. Fabiana, an English teacher. Using your
comprehension skills in reading, try to go over the two paragraphs below and tell which of the paragraphs has a
clearer meaning and explain why.

Paragraph A
What is waste management and what important role does it play in our environment today Waste Management
is increasingly considered one of the most crucial environmental challenges on a worldwide basis nowadays
Municipal solid waste and packaging waste in specific is an important and growing movement in our
community It has been widely recognized that recycling practices should be adopted in order to achieve
sustainable management of municipal solid waste and efficient resource use.

Paragraph B
What is waste management and what important role does it play in our environment today? Waste Management
is increasingly considered one of the most crucial environmental challenges on a worldwide basis nowadays.
Municipal solid waste and packaging waste in specific is an important and growing movement in our
community. It has been widely recognized that recycling practices should be adopted in order to achieve
sustainable management of municipal solid waste and efficient resource use.

Process Questions:

1. Compare the two paragraphs. What is in paragraph B that is not found in paragraph A?

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2. Which of the two paragraphs contains a clearer message? Why?

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Fluency refers to a student’s ability to write with a natural flow in rhythm. Fluent writers use appropriate
punctuation marks. The use of punctuation marks is important in achieving clarity of ideas expressed in the
sentence.

Three of the fourteen punctuation marks are appropriate for use as sentence endings. They are the period,
question mark, and exclamation point.

A Period (.) is placed at the end of declarative sentences, statements thought to be complete and after many
abbreviations. Also known as a Full Stop (.)

A Question mark (?) is used to indicate a direct question when placed at the end of a sentence.

An Exclamation point (!) is used when a person wants to express a sudden outcry or add emphasis

Activity 2.2
Direction: Use the appropriate punctuation marks in the dialogue below.

Nana: Angela
Angela: May I know who is this
Nana: This is Nana
Angela: Oh yes How’s life there in Manila
Nana: It’s very hot in here
Angela: Oh By the way let’s continue talking on the messenger because
Claude is already calling me We are going to go somewhere
Nana: Okay Send my regards to Aunt Odette and to your brother Molina
Activity 2.3
Directions: Complete the following statements to show your understanding of our lesson.
1. Fluency is the ability to _____________________________________________________.
2. We use a question mark when _______________________________________________.
3. Punctuation marks are used to ______________________________________________.
4. We use a period to ___________________________________________________________.
5. An exclamation point is ______________________________________________________.

Activty 3.1
Directions: Read the poem of Petrarch and pay attention to the details and the emotions expressed by the author
in his poem. Answer the processing questions on the space provided.

LAURA
Translated by Morris Bishop

She used to let her golden

hair fly free for the wind to
toy and tangle and molest;
Her eyes were brighter than the
radiant west. (Seldom they
shine so now.) I used to see Pity
look out of those deep eyed on
me.
(“It was false pity,” you would
now protest) I had love’s tinder
heaped within my breast;
What wonder that the flame burned furiously?
She did not walk in any mortal
way,
But with angelic progress; when
she spoke, Unearthly voices
sang in unison.
She seemed divine among
dreary folk
Of earth. You say she is not so
today?
Well, though the bow’s unbent, the wound bleeds on.

Process Questions:

1. Which lines from the poem indicate positive emotions?

2. What is the attitude or emotion implied in the poem?

Tone in a spoken or written text, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Any emotion, any
attitude, and any perspective can lay the foundation for a specific tone in writing. It is generally conveyed
through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. In this lesson, you will learn
about the basic types of tone in writing.

9 Basic Types of Tone in Writing

1. Joyful: This tone in writing focuses on the positive emotions that are experienced in the moment of an action.
If you eat something you like, then you feel joy. When you experience reciprocal love, you feel joy. Writers use
this tone to create relationship-building experiences between their readers and their characters.
2. Serious: This tone in writing creates a level of suspense within the reader. It increases their focus because the
concepts being offered are important.

3. Humorous: Being funny does more than make people laugh. It also makes them begin to think about difficult
concepts in a way that feels safe. This tone in writing is often intended to draw the reader into a story or
narrative so they can engage with certain facts or opinions the author feels are important to share.

4. Sad: Sadness is a very real part of the human condition. In many ways, our saddest days define who we are as
people. When incorporated as a tone in writing, the reader become sympathetic with the characters or the author
and this empathy will keep them engaged with the narrative.

5. Formal: This tone in writing is often seen from an academic standpoint. It requires structured language,
higher reading skills, and presents more facts that can be proven than the opinions of the writer.

6. Informal: The goal of this content is to have an informal tone. It’s conversational, but still conveys a certain
sense of expertise within the subject material.

7. Optimistic: There’s a lot of bad stuff going on in the world today. Yet there is also a belief that the world can
and will be a better place one day if we’re willing to work for it. This would be an example of an optimistic
tone.

8. Pessimistic: When there’s a lot of bad stuff going on in the world, it can feel like that bad stuff will only get
worse. That kind of tone would be an example of being pessimistic. Pessimism is not realism. Being pessimistic
means having a belief that something will never get better, even if the facts may seem to indicate otherwise.

9. Horror: This tone of voice is threatening in nature. It speaks to the core fears that people have and forces
them to confront those fears

Activity 3.2
Direction: Identify the tones that can be found in the poem entitled “Notification” by picking some lines or
words.

Notification
By Norsil John P. Hilaga
When you hear that pop up
sound,
I hope it’s you, and the world
goes round
It happens for a few second
But memorable that will last all
year round
I don’t know why
But the feeling’s
different oh why
It’s hard to get over But
US? Its over
Your sweet words that were read
Last month, week, today
already faded
What happened to the
old us It’s already in the
trash
 But as what they’re saying
Move on, and reserve
yourself a thing Cause
at the end of the day
No one’s there but hey!
Only yourself!

1. What is the tone of stanza number 1?

2. What is the emotion expressed in stanza two, line four?

3. What words/phrases in stanza three express/es a sad emotion?

4. What attitude of the author portrayed in the last stanza?

Activity 3.3
Directions: Summarize your learning of the lesson by completing the given statements.

1. Tone in writing is _____________________________________________________.

2. It is important to use different tones in writing because ___________________________________________.

3. We can apply tones in writing by ___________________________________________.