Establishing Tone Lecture to a Missionary By Red

Establishing Tone Lecture to a Missionary By Red Jacket

At the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to: • Explain what tone is • Express how the author uses certain words to establish tone • Demonstrate how tone builds upon the central idea of the text

Lecture to a Missionary • Response to missionaries who sought to teach the native Americans how to “worship the great spirit • Written in the early 1800’s • What do we know about the relationship between the Natives and the Europeans?

Sagoyewatha “Red Jacket” 1756(? )-1830 Name means “He Keeps Them Awake”

Lecture to a Missionary • Tone: A writer’s attitude toward the subject

Establishing Tone • • • Tone can be angry, jubilant, sorrowful, indignation , etc. Tone is communicated through: WORD CHOICE OF DETAILS DIRECT STATEMENTS

Exit Ticket Answer these questions to leave! • What does Reverend Cram want the Iroquois to do? • State one “evil” that the Europeans brought to the Iroquois, according to Red Jacket.

Locating the Theme • Theme is the central idea of a text. Every story has a theme. Major themes reappear over and over, minor ones —once or twice. • What is the central idea of this text? How does Sagoyewatha develop that idea? • Examine the idea of hypocrisy. How does Sagoyewatha expose Reverend Cram’s hypocrisy ?

Using textual evidence • Locate THREE instances where Sagoyewatha pointed out Reverend Cram’s hypocrisy. • Pick one and write a paragraph explaining it fully. • Use phrases like “Sagoyewatha states, ” or “He states in the text, ” … • Be sure to cite using the (Last name, page number) format.