文学与写作tone and style语气风格在本课中我们将学习.pdfVIP

Tone and Style In this lesson we will learn to: Distinguish between informal style and academic style Learn how to write clearly Diagnose and fix vague sentences Distinguish between denotative and connotative meanings Learn how to avoid gender bias Identify characters and actions in sentences Tone and Style In this lesson we will learn to: Apply the old-before-new and short-to-long pr iples of style Learn when to use and not to use minimalizations and passive voice in sentences Learn how to write coherent and concise sentences Learn how to emphasize sentence elements REVIEW QUESTIONS Review Questions For the following sentences, determine whether the tone/style is appropriate or inappropriate for an argumentative essay and be able to ex in why. Review Question 1 The overall quality of the food served to students at school needs to improve. Even though school districts require students to spend hours in science classes learning about nutrition and balanced meals, administrators seem to ignore that the best way to teach is by example. The food most schools serve students is neither nutritious nor tasty. There is a great distanc ween what students learn they should eat and what they really get at school. Review Question 2 The food served at school sucks. I don’t eat that stuff, and I never will. Schools should walk their talk and serve us grub that is edible, not that junk that can kill you. When we get pizza, the cheese does not even look like cheese. It looks like some weird alien substance... Review Question 3 Most students and school staff seem to agree that the food served to students in school cafeterias is not good enough. Why still serv