Think Again: Your Tone?

Responding to Life – Step 4

In this final activity, think about the emotional tone of your change story.

Readers often have questions about a first-person storyteller. Who is this person? How long ago did this happen? Why do they sound so angry? Adding basic orienting details (who, what, where, when) can address some questions. But defining your emotional tone also matters, as does clearly establishing who your “I” is up front.

Here’s your chance to fill in the blanks. Have you held back your feelings or is the story swamped by unexplained emotion? Are key details missing?

Be sure to include your reflections and the revision in your Process Notebook.

Suggested Time for Prompts: 15 minutes

Revision: 20 minutes or more

Read your change story aloud, then reflect on what your “I” is expressing. Respond to at least one of the prompts below and revise your change story.

Q. Am I finished with the lesson now?

Evaluate your writing goals.

When you’ve completed “Think Again,” you’re done with the four main steps. Bravo! Spend more time on the optional activities, if you wish, but you’re almost there.

The only thing left to do is to your self-evaluation. Ask yourself about the progress made on your goals. Once you’ve responded, you’re finished with the lesson.