The author's tone in writing (3/3) | Interpreting Series

Learn about the author's tone in writing, which you must detect and interpret to improve your reading comprehension. Writers' have their own points of view and feelings toward the topics they write about. Through word choice, they can use words that convey the tone that expresses their ideas exactly.
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Transition words... • Transition words in re...
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The author's tone... • Video
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[@snaplanguage]

You're very welcome! Glad you found it useful and hope you are enjoying the rest of the channel

[@jongame89]

Great video. Got the idea in just 4 minutes rather than sitting in an 2-hour class. Thanks Marc Franco.

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[@seansundae9553]

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Great

[@snaplanguage]

Glad you’ve enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Enjoy the channel 😎

[@intropeep9415]

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[@snaplanguage]

And who's watching because reading is fun? LOL Thanks for watching and leaving a comment :D

[@forestduffe9586]

He elucidated everything accurately. It makes more sense to me. Thank you!!!

[@snaplanguage]

I’m happy to hear you found the video useful! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. :D

[@toddpreston1008]

What does elucidated mean? Can I become a writer with only a tenth grade education? I know that there are ceo's of their own companies that dropped out of highschool and, are very successful. Who was that writer who was a big gin drinker? Oh well just saying, "keeping it real."

[@snaplanguage]

To elucidate means to make something clear/to explain. It has the root "lucid" in it, which has to do with "light" (so, to cast light on something). People learn to write in many situations. Going to school is only one of them. Doroty Parker? Ernest Hemingway? Many writers enjoyed a bit of alcohol... Thanks for the comment

[@daudhassan9377]

I would to be a great writer in the future

[@snaplanguage]

That's a good attitude. If you set your mind to it, you can be a good writer for sure!

[@rae7440]

Thank you so much for these three videos! Whenever I answer reading comprehension questions, I tend to put my own options and point of views. This helped a lot!

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[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I hope you are enjoying the content in the channel as well. 😎

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[@snaplanguage]

Woohoo! All the best! :D

[@imamima1102]

I love reading and your videos gave me an extra understanding for the reading process ....

[@kelmamariliadossantos875]

Well...A language gives you many options. Technical and scientific text is written in a very specific form and tone, which must be read actively and critically. Thank you will help me understand . Hugs!!!!

[@snaplanguage]

Exactly! If an author uses an unexpected tone, that discrepancy can be part of the message (unless it's by a bad writer lol) Thanks for watching and hugs back at ya!

[@ala7sas1995]

I just wanna say thank you! I have been struggling with this topic on my PCAT exam!

[@snaplanguage]

You are very welcome! I am glad you found the video helpful. All the best with your studies! :D

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Your videos are very helpful, short and to the point, thank you!

[@snaplanguage]

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[@snaplanguage]

That's great! I'm glad you found the video helpful. Make sure you clicked the bell when you subscribed so you are notified about new videos. Cheers! :D

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Having to study for finals be like 🌚

[@snaplanguage]

Good to have instructional channels on KZbin, though, right?

[@kyokiseditz6700]

This really helped thank you!

[@snaplanguage]

You're very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. Enjoy the channel

[@darshan2956]

Thank you for you're service

[@snaplanguage]

Thank You for watching and leaving such a kind message. I hope you're enjoying the other videos on the channel. Cheers!

[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

Very helpful, thanks so much 🤓 !! Btw are there more complex examples of tones used?

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful. As for a list of tones, it is simply any imaginable adjective describing human emotions. Take for example, "angry." Now think of any nuance of anger... So you can have an angry tone or an irritated, furious, outraged, choleric tone... Thanks for watching and leaving such a kind comment and a question :D

[@shovi7494]

I READ A LOT BUT I NEVER NOTICED THE PURPOSE , POINT OF VIEW AND THE TONE OF THE AUTHOR You helped me to realize that THANKS AGAIN

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! When you start noticing these things, your reading start getting to a higher level of comprehension. That's when you start really getting into the author's "mind" and understanding the nuances. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Make sure you clicked the bell when you subscribed so you receive all notifications when new videos come out. I've been working on a lot of ideas at the moment. I hope you enjoy them all! -- Cheers! :D

[@waterlilychild]

I read mostly for entertainment, however, I adore writing informative and persuasive articles. I just started an English Comp class in college and this is what I am currently struggling through. After coming to an understanding of the topic I realized I’ve been doing these naturally in my own writing. Thank you so much for your help!

[@snaplanguage]

I'm glad you found the video useful! ... I believe most of the word- and language-structure choices we make are subconscious. Understanding how words and structures affect the tone gives writers an additional communication tool. When I revise my writing, for example, I try to be aware of how I can use this tool to communicate exactly what I want to communicate. Good luck with your studies! :D

[@sunriseboy4837]

Thank you for a most thoughtful presentation. It has helped me enormously. As a budding writer I am now able to be much more aware how I am presenting words in my stories.

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! I'm glad you got so much out of the video. "Watching" my tone helps me when I write emails, too... especially so my words do not come across negatively. Thanks for watching! :D

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[@snaplanguage]

I'm glad many people are here for their classes. I hope the videos are being helpful :D

[@puiwaiwu7870]

I watched this video. I think it can help because sometimes I barely understand what was going on after a reading passage in the ACT

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! Make sure to see the other reading videos here, too. They cover many topics in reading that, I hope, you will find helpful. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment! :D

[@araselimoran5450]

thanks know i know how to do my homework

[@terrificdue]

I really do enjoy your videos, thanks for making them. Can you please do a video on identifying context and content within a piece? please and thank you. I'm having problem with this in school.

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you for supporting the channel. I'm not sure what you mean by "identifying context and content." Maybe it's something I've taught before but under a different "label." Or perhaps I just haven't taught it before, so I'd need to learn it myelf Again, thanks for supporting the channel. I hope you're enjoying the other videos.

[@terrificdue]

Thank you for responding to my comment, I appreciate it. This was my assignment for my English class, but I got it done. Thanks for trying to help anyway 👍

[@snaplanguage]

No problem. I wish I had known the answer :)

[@crypticarms8610]

My school made me do this

[@snaplanguage]

Good school

[@pranjal9861]

Best video ever on finding writer's purpose, point of view and the tone.

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos :D

[@smathur197]

While i love your videos, I am thoroughly confused with POV taught as first person, third person etc and then this. Could you please help clear the doubt?

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you for this interesting question! The way you are using it your question, POV is a bit different from the way we refer to "the author's viewpoint" in these videos. Viewpoint, as we used here, has to do with your preconceptions or biases about the topic. The way you use POV in your comment, you can refer to it as the "narrative voice." Using the first (I), second (you) or third person (he, she, it) can change how we perceive the message in subtle ways. For example, if I use the first person when I write, the message becomes more personal. Along these lines, writing in the second person, it's as if the author were speaking directly to me. With the third person, the author distances themselves from the message; they become observers. This is what I can provide off hand on this complex topic. For more information, take a look at this (long) article that you may use as a starting point: www.scribendi.com/advice/narrative_voice.en.html Thanks for watching! :D

[@smathur197]

Snap Language Thank you for your response and the clarification.

[@MMMM-nv3to]

thank very much

[@snaplanguage]

You are very welcome! I hope you're enjoying the channel.

[@jennyaskswhy]

Thanks to your clear explanation, I can finally begin to grown in confidence about how to articulate my interpretations of texts. I might finally have a chance at getting that 9. :)

[@snaplanguage]

Good luck with your studies. I'm glad you have found our videos helpful. Cheers! :D

[@NatsuDragneel-vc2nm]

This is well explained and isn’t that complicated.

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! I'm glad you found it easy to follow. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. :D

[@deepaklukalapu4245]

good understanding

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome I hope you're enjoying the rest of the channel.

[@rajvatsa9337]

Got my english exam tomorrow

[@MsYureli]

Great Video! ,Do you have a video that can clarify the passive and active voice in writing?

[@snaplanguage]

No, sorry. That would be an interesting video, though. Maybe I should add it to the channel. There are quite a few stylistic **preferences** in speaking and writing that, for whatever reason, became "rules." Unless it is overused, the passive can be quite useful. (See? I just used the passive in the previous sentence :LOL ) Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

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[@legospidermanoneandonly]

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[@snaplanguage]

That's because when you read, you cannot literally hear the writer's tone... so you need to use the written words to extract the tone from the text. :D

[@ramagosu6590]

But how do I know which word going with which tone? Is there a place I can research for it? Dictionaries only tell me the definitions of the word.

[@snaplanguage]

You just need to know the deeper meaning of certain words. For example, if someone is describe as skinny versus slim, the first description has a more negative connotation than the other. I don't know of any sources that give that level of detail. Sometimes a dictionary will tell you that a word is "rude" or "profane" but, if those descriptions are not there, you just have to know how the word is used in the language. Thanks for watching and leaving a question. Enjoy the channel

[@skyclown9993]

so you see by using different vocabulary you can express quite pissy

[@snaplanguage]

Of course! You can express all emotions just by choosing the right words :)

[@WahidaRazaque]

Thank you i have a English Exam tomorrow and I came to research to help me gaver information have a great day!

[@snaplanguage]

Glad you found Snap Language. Hope the exams went well

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[@jermesha7817]

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[@bynoe1377]

Informative video. Was really helpful.

[@snaplanguage]

Glad it was helpful! I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel

[@jamesoh3654]

Great acting skills! :]

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! It comes with the territory when you make videos. LOL :D

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[@snaplanguage]

Well, congratulations! 🏆

[@alex-jo8bc]

help why do you sound like my chorus teacher

[@snaplanguage]

Hmm... maybe he's my long-lost brother? LOL Cheers! :D

[@عليحيدر-ظ1ذ]

helo teacher what is the neutral in authors tone can you tell me dear

[@snaplanguage]

A neutral tone is one where the writer does shows neither a positive nor a negative position. It's when you simply state facts. Neutral tones are sometimes difficult to express because human beings very often have a position on issues. Cheers! :D

[@عليحيدر-ظ1ذ]

@@snaplanguage thanks

[@mohsenamini3297]

I appreciate the quality of your work, You are very great demonstrating the important elements in reading. Is the any chance you demonstrate / explain about the following elements?: WIT, IRONY, SARCASM, CYNICISM, SATIRE. thanks very much for your great job.

[@snaplanguage]

Thanks for the very positive feedback! There's related information in these videos: "Irony: Detecting and interpreting" kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGfZY5hpbKlgm9U "Figures of Speech" (Part 1/2): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYHCiZivhc1ljrs "Figures of Speech (Part 2/2)... (for a longer video on figures of speech): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYHCiZivhc1ljrs These do not necessarily address what you requested, but I'll add them to my list of possible followup videos. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@sheetaljain3569]

Being an MBA aspirant, it was part of my preparation. But after watching thiS video it has become part of my life time reading. Thanks and love from INDIA.

[@snaplanguage]

What great feedback! I hope you enjoy the other videos, too. Thank you and love from the USA

[@rishavpatel9160]

This is the day of my test and I was just doing a quick review on all the concepts of annotating. Thanks to this video, I now know all the concepts of annotating and I will probably get an A on my EOG! Sorry if I sound like a nerd.

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! I make these videos to be helpful, so I'm always glad to learn that one of them did help someone. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such a nice comment! :D

[@coolroblox12345]

had to watch this for school and yo thanks its right to the point n stuff and actually teaches me about TONE in 5 minutes instead of 5 weeks

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! That's where the name of the channel came from: "Snap" to the content, and don't waste people's time with chit-chat LOL I'm glad you enjoyed the video! If you subscribed, you'll be notified of new videos. I hope you find the new ones "snappy" too! :D

[@coolroblox12345]

@@snaplanguage thank you so much lol keep up the videos

[@glorbnorgaborg37yearsago10]

This helped a lot. Best video in explaining.

[@snaplanguage]

I'm glad to hear it was helpful! Thanks for your kind words. Cheers! :D

[@ashikbillah3754]

I got it. Thank you a lot. And it's not new to me. Sometimes I don't get any clue to understanding tone. Specialy in the poem.

[@snaplanguage]

Hi, Ashik. It is not always easy to understand the tone, but you can get better with practice if you pay attention to the emotional content of words being used --- especially in poems, where writers love to "manipulate the language" to create an effect. - Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. :D

[@susannacole2735]

Thank you for these videos. They are excellent resources. You explain things so clearly that most of my middle school students can easily track your lessons.

[@snaplanguage]

Wow! You have no idea how happy this feedback makes me. I do try to keep it simple or understandable but without dumbing it down. I'm glad I can consider middle-schoolers part of my audience. Thank you! :D

[@AnaClaudia-eu6ve]

bem dificil manter o tom sem perder a linha

[@snaplanguage]

Ah, sim... aquele "tonzinho" que sai de vez em quando. ;)

[@mohammedal-khameri8048]

Mark! You stand out as someone else ❤❤❤worth appreciating.

[@liv2655]

Thank you! It’s helpful 💖

[@snaplanguage]

Glad it was helpful! Cheers! :D

[@soloking4571]

can you pls include more examples

[@snaplanguage]

Sure. As explained in the video, you deliver a message + the tone (which delivers how the message is intended). So, the tone could be *any number of human emotions or intents delivered along with the message. You can have a resentful, passionate, impassionate, pretentious, frightening, soothing, forceful, gentle, harsh, depressing, urgent, rigid, formal, informal, pessimistic, optimistic, tense, relaxed, uplifting, assertive, sulking, tentative, sarcastic, judgmental, entertaining, dull, regretful, belligerent, admiring, acerbic, imploring, irreverent, joyful, sympathetic, apathetic, indignant, scathing, forgiving, ironic, vindictive, apologetic, worried, critical, docile, friendly, unfriendly, enthusiastic excited, facetious, mocking, persuasive, witty, humorous tone, and so on. (These are just a few that came to mind.) Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I hope you're enjoying the rest of the channel

[@EmotionsXYZ]

Helpfull stuff ❤️❤️❤️

[@snaplanguage]

Happy to know that. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Enjoy the rest of the channel 😎

[@lifelearner45lloyd97]

Thought about doing a video on MLA ( Modern Language Associate)?

[@snaplanguage]

Hi, Donna. Thanks for watching our videos and leaving comments. I did think about going into MLA style but I quickly decided not to. The style is sometimes revised without warning, which means the video would then become dated. It is also difficult to decide on how detailed a video would have to be--some people need just the very basic stuff... others might want more nuances. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

[@lifelearner45lloyd97]

Snap Language - You are right in terms of MLA and the changes.

[@MsMOREHEAD09]

Thank you I am retaking LA tomorrow for my GED.

[@snaplanguage]

+penne Williams That's great, Penne. I hope my videos were helpful. Break a leg! -- Marc Franco

[@snaplanguage]

I hope it went well! :D

[@MsMOREHEAD09]

Hello..I missed it again by 1 point.I will be retaking it soon.Thanks for the videos

[@snaplanguage]

Aw, sorry to hear that! Maybe you need to take a quick mental break to clear your mind and see things from a different perspective. I hope my videos are helpful. :)

[@MsMOREHEAD09]

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[@secretgamer1019]

Watching this during english

[@snaplanguage]

That's a good place to be. Thank your teacher for me :D

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GREAT VIDEO🥀

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a nice comment 🤗

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Very informative

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! I'm glad you found it useful. I hope you also enjoy the language and linguistics videos on the channel. Thank you!

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Thank you, thank you, teacher. This explanation is very wonderful. You are the best teacher

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! 😃 I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment (and such a nice one, too).

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Thank you!

[@snaplanguage]

You're vert welcome! Thanks for subscribing. I'll be posting a lot of new videos from now on. I hope you enjoy them, too :D

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Tnx this is helping me and other people we hope that you will make a lot of videos.

[@haashinibalasubramanian]

This was VERY helpful

[@snaplanguage]

That's awesome! I'm glad it was helpful. If you're interested in writing videos, too, check out our new channel. kzbin.info It's designed language-learners, but we keep the content just a deep as here. Cheers! :D

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[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! See you there :)

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[@mohsenamini3297]

Mark, you are a very great instructor. I am certain you are highly educated. Thanks for your great demonstrations.

[@shreyasarkhel4312]

It was really helpful to perceive the importance of tone. Next I'll be more careful while reading:)

[@snaplanguage]

I'm glad you've taken it to heart. Keep on reading and noticing all the little nuances :D Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I hope you're enjoying the other videos on the channel

[@nissonisso6770]

Thanks

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I hope you're enjoying the channel:

[@elvin2374]

Omg sir this was so good. Do you do tutoring?

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I'm glad you've enjoyed the video. I'm a teacher of English as a second language. I've been thinking about teaching on iTalki... I need to decide at some point... decisions, decisions... Thanks again for the awesome feedback!

[@elvin2374]

@@snaplanguage I need to take the pert test I lost 2 semester cuz I can’t pass it. Please let me know if you are able to help me.

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You are great! please make more videos

[@simherner2745]

hi

[@snaplanguage]

Hi, Sim! :D

[@simherner2745]

@@snaplanguage wait a minute, who are u

[@ultralegendarybeast101]

@@simherner2745 Check at the beginning

[@simherner2745]

@@ultralegendarybeast101 ok

[@snaplanguage]

I’m Marc Franco ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Booyah! Thanks for watching! :D

[@kaitlyn813]

Thank u u helped so much

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very good!!!

[@kem80kem42]

Amazing way of teaching

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :D

[@એપસેલ]

Can you make a video using "Unlocking of unfamiliar words"?

[@snaplanguage]

Hi! Thanks for the question, though I am not sure exactly what you mean by "unlocking unfamiliar words." We do have two videos about using context clues to guess the meaning of unknown words while you are reading. If that is what you meant, check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXazd4GCZamqipI (part 1) and kzbin.info/www/bejne/naOUhKmqipV3has (part 2). The important things to remember is that (1) you can improve your vocabulary by reading a lot, though you should focus primarily on understanding what you are reading rather than focusing too much on vocabulary; and (2) improving your vocabulary takes time--in fact, it is a lifelong process. Thanks again for the question! I hope you are enjoying the channel!

[@એપસેલ]

Thank you

[@એપસેલ]

How about opinion marking signal.

[@ultralegendarybeast101]

Your videos are the best!

[@snaplanguage]

Glad you like them! Thanks for leaving such a nice comment. I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel. Cheers! :D

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Thank you so much!!!😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️

[@devifitri1749]

I really get the point in only 4 minutes. Thank you very much! This explanation is really helpful for my preparation to the thesis seminar.

[@snaplanguage]

We want to produce content that goes to the point... I'm glad to hear we achieved that goal! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. All the best with the thesis seminar! :D

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[@snaplanguage]

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