Mastering Writing Tone And Style
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Tone is the emotion or mood of the writing. It
can help the audience connect to the opinion
piece better, but writers need to adjust their
tone to fit their audience.
Sometimes tone is hard to figure out until you
start thinking in contrasts.
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Formal writing tends to read like writing. It
follows the rules of grammar and style.
Formal writing avoids contractions and slang
words.
Formal writing tends to make the writer sound
more informed and serious.
Informal writing is less concerned with rules
and may use some slang. It may sound more
like someone talking than “correct” writing.
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Which is more formal?
The cops do an awesome job teaching kids
about safety.
The police excel at teaching students about
safety.
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Personal writing relies on the writer's feelings and point of
view. The writer uses the first person (I, me, my) to tell
his or her story. The writer may touch on larger issues
but uses his or her situation to illustrate them.
Impersonal writing does not use the first person, and the
writer steps back to take a more general point of view.
The writing can be opinionated, but the opinions show
how the issues apply to other people.
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Which is more personal?
The school cafeteria now offers a wide variety
of raw fruit and vegetables every day at
lunch.
I love getting lunch at the cafeteria because I
can get a wide variety of raw fruits and
vegetables every day at lunch.
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Look through the piece to determine the
emotion or attitude. Is it happy, excited,
serious, funny, angry, concerned?
Some opinion pieces will not be emotional, but
there is still usually an attitude behind the
writing.
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What emotions or attitudes do these
sentences show?
Texting in class is a distraction, not just to the
texters, but often to the people people around
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Texting in class is rude because it distracts
other students, too.
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A less emotional, impersonal, formal tone will
help an audience take information more
seriously.
Bringing in personal experiences, or more
emotional writing, can help illustrate a point.
Informal style can also work for lighter
opinion stories.
Dive into the nuances of writing tone, from formal to informal, personal to impersonal, and the importance of conveying emotions and attitudes in opinion pieces. Learn how to adjust tone to engage your audience effectively.
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Tone Opinion Writing
Tone Tone is the emotion or mood of the writing. It can help the audience connect to the opinion piece better, but writers need to adjust their tone to fit their audience. Sometimes tone is hard to figure out until you start thinking in contrasts.
Formal or informal? Formal writing tends to read like writing. It follows the rules of grammar and style. Formal writing avoids contractions and slang words. Formal writing tends to make the writer sound more informed and serious. Informal writing is less concerned with rules and may use some slang. It may sound more like someone talking than correct writing.
Examples Which is more formal? The cops do an awesome job teaching kids about safety. The police excel at teaching students about safety.
Personal or impersonal? Personal writing relies on the writer's feelings and point of view. The writer uses the first person (I, me, my) to tell his or her story. The writer may touch on larger issues but uses his or her situation to illustrate them. Impersonal writing does not use the first person, and the writer steps back to take a more general point of view. The writing can be opinionated, but the opinions show how the issues apply to other people.
Examples Which is more personal? The school cafeteria now offers a wide variety of raw fruit and vegetables every day at lunch. I love getting lunch at the cafeteria because I can get a wide variety of raw fruits and vegetables every day at lunch.
What emotion or attitude? Look through the piece to determine the emotion or attitude. Is it happy, excited, serious, funny, angry, concerned? Some opinion pieces will not be emotional, but there is still usually an attitude behind the writing.
Examples What emotions or attitudes do these sentences show? Texting in class is a distraction, not just to the texters, but often to the people people around them. Texting in class is rude because it distracts other students, too.
Using tone A less emotional, impersonal, formal tone will help an audience take information more seriously. Bringing in personal experiences, or more emotional writing, can help illustrate a point. Informal style can also work for lighter opinion stories.
