Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define a shift in tone. (Guide: “What a shift is”; Practice question 5)
- I can explain how shifts may suggest qualification, refinement or reconsideration. (Guide: “What a shift is”; Practice question 2)
- I can list the markers of a shift. (Guide: “Markers of a shift”; Practice question 4)
- I can explain why a cluster of markers is stronger evidence than one. (Guide: “Markers of a shift”; Practice question 1)
Skills
- I can locate a shift in a passage. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 1; Practice questions 1 and 6)
- I can name the tone before and after a shift with precise terms. (Guide: Worked example 1, Steps 2 and 3; Practice questions 3 and 6)
- I can describe a shift in a published text. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 3)
- I can write a passage that shifts tone deliberately. (Guide: “Writing a shift on purpose”; Practice question 7)
Reasoning
- I can explain what a shift does to the writer’s perspective and the audience. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 5; Practice questions 2 and 6)
- I can tell whether a shift qualifies, refines or reconsiders. (Guide: “What a shift is”; Practice question 8)
- I can distinguish a shift in tone from a change of topic. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice question 4)
- I can write a one-sentence analysis of a shift using the sentence frame. (Guide: “Describing a shift”; Practice questions 6 and 8)