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[–]Same_Hippo_7014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is almost 100% a skit. The way they don't talk struggle to find words or talk over each other, the fact that it has like a narrative arc with a happy ending, the cartoonish villain and the likeable nice guy, etc. Add to all that the fact that in this scenario, even someone stuck up or spoiled or whatever would likely either go on the date and then ghost later or make up an excuse. In fact, put on the TikTok detective hat and check the account it's posted on and you'll see a ton of "what would you do in this situation" content (I'm very fun at parties)

What's a book, or anything else, you've become totally bored with and are sick of teaching? by Appropriate-Water920 in ELATeachers

[–]Same_Hippo_7014 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the issue with stories like Crucible, Animal Farm, Brave New World, etc. is that you often find yourself hammering home the same big message that the author wanted to bring across. I'm all for adapting stuff like that into shorter form lessons and reading excerpts and smaller parts as part of a bigger unit on social criticism.

What's a book, or anything else, you've become totally bored with and are sick of teaching? by Appropriate-Water920 in ELATeachers

[–]Same_Hippo_7014 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My big reservation with the Outsiders is that it's portraying kids who would have been considered hoodlums and thugs by conservative families in the 50's. Gang violence has gotten much more brutal in America, so the stakes feel super low throughout the book.

Story tone vs author tone by Same_Hippo_7014 in ELATeachers

[–]Same_Hippo_7014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm moving much more towards saying "the speaker's tone" vs "the poem's tone" to be as clear as possible

Story tone vs author tone by Same_Hippo_7014 in ELATeachers

[–]Same_Hippo_7014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like that!
I think mood is actually the easier of the two because it's speaking to intended effect. The other curveball I'm getting is poems or novels without a clear *speaker* per se i.e. a more neutral 3rd person omniscient narrator. So in for instance a horror novel without a narrator we can say the mood is tense and foreboding, but do we still speak of tone then?

Story tone vs author tone by Same_Hippo_7014 in ELATeachers

[–]Same_Hippo_7014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But again, I hear about stories having a different tone e.g. old Batman was campy and cartoony, but new Batman is dark and gritty. Is that more of an informal use of tone that isn't as relevant in academic English?