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English10-Part1 Unit2AssignmentWorksheet

The assignment worksheet for SVHS English 10 requires students to analyze the tone and mood of two passages, 'The American Embassy' and 'Ishwari's Children', by filling out a chart with examples from each text. Students must compare and contrast the authors' styles, focusing on diction, sentence types, point of view, rhetorical appeals, and literary conventions. The goal is to deepen understanding of the texts through detailed analysis and examples.

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English10-Part1 Unit2AssignmentWorksheet

The assignment worksheet for SVHS English 10 requires students to analyze the tone and mood of two passages, 'The American Embassy' and 'Ishwari's Children', by filling out a chart with examples from each text. Students must compare and contrast the authors' styles, focusing on diction, sentence types, point of view, rhetorical appeals, and literary conventions. The goal is to deepen understanding of the texts through detailed analysis and examples.

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SVHS English 10, Part 1, Unit 2 Assignment Worksheet

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Tone / MoodFill out the chart below for "The American Embassy" and "Ishwari's Children".
Choose mood and tone words from each passage. Place an example (quote) next to each
word. You need at least one word in each row (a minimum of 8 words)

American Embassy Ishwari's Children


Sick: "the pain was still
Ex: Negative Tone Word: “quote”
there"
Hopeful: “She walked with a
Positive Tone Words Courageous: “She stood up, new sense of purpose.”
her mind made up”.

Despair: “The woman sat, .Frustrated: “Her hands


Negative Tone Words
unmoving, her face taut with trembled as she gathered her
grief.” children.”
Empowered: “There was Optimistic: Their laughter
Positive Mood words power in her silence.” echoed in the room, filling the
space with warmth.”
Unease: ”The silence that
Hopeless: “The air was thick followed her words was
Negative Mood Words
with the weight of her sorrow.” unsettling.”

Author's Style – Style Pre-Writing Chart


Compare and contrast the two passages from "The American Embassy" and "Ishwari's Children."
What are the key differences? Hint: pay close attention to point of view, rhetorical appeal, and
literary conventions. Review the study guide for notes on each style.
In each column, choose rhetorical choices from each passage. Place an example (quote) next to
each mood and tone word.

"The American Embassy" "Ishwari's Children"


Diction / Word Choice Formal, intense, and reflecting on protagonist’s internal
struggles
Examples of diction in story
“Her voice trembled as she
spoke, each word weighed
with pain.”
Sentence Types Short sentences to convey
tension and fear

Point of View
Third person limited,
focused on inner turmoil of
main character
Quote to support POV

Rhetorical Appeal(s)

Quote to support Appeal(s)

Conventions (metaphor,
irony, flashback, etc.)
Examples of conventions Ex. arrangement of ixora
flowers compared to her
son's LEGOS

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