"Yo, what's up?" "Nuttin!" While such a dialogue might be appropriate between friends, it would be ill-advised in more formal situations. A mini-lesson asks young writers to consider how to adjust the voice they use to bring their characters to life in a given situation.

Concepts

point of view, author's voice, voice, personal narrative writing, tone, Writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign groups different scenarios and have them develop skits that illustrate how the voice changes depending on the audience

Classroom Considerations

• Designed as a mini-lesson, the activity can be expanded to an entire class period by having groups perform skits

Pros

• Includes teaching tips for each grade level

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.11-12.1.d W.11-12.2.d W.11-12.2.e W.11-12.3.d W.11-12.4 W.11-12.5