{"id":272,"date":"2025-07-28T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=272"},"modified":"2025-07-29T11:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:15:35","slug":"using-loaded-words-in-persuasive-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Writer&#8217;s Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"272\" class=\"elementor elementor-272\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edc089b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edc089b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145acab\" data-id=\"145acab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-131e05d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"131e05d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e60649c\" data-id=\"e60649c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3f5e80\" data-id=\"f3f5e80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f18cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f18cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13696\" alt=\"Writer&#039;s Voice\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/writers-voice-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9dbe14\" data-id=\"d9dbe14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3edaf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3edaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Need a quick way to teach <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">writer\u2019s voice<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> sticks? Between quirky mentor texts, engaging examples, and one hilariously earnest Ed Sheeran commercial, this post gives students real insight\u2014and it\u2019s ready for Monday. Plus, grab the free handout to make lesson planning easy. <\/span>It includes the printables you need to complete the activities mentioned in the post.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b237b77 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b237b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/voice\/Writers-Voice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d25e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d25e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83e\udd14 What Is Writer\u2019s Voice Anyway?<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A writer\u2019s <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">voice<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is like a fingerprint made out of words. It\u2019s the distinct way someone puts sentences together, chooses vocabulary, and sprinkles in personality. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Think:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">formal vs. casual<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">long flowing prose vs. short punchy fragments<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">playful, serious, snarky, poetic\u2014it\u2019s all in the styl<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">e<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In short, <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">voice = the writer\u2019s personality on the page.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaff4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaff4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\ud83c\udfad Voice vs. Tone: What\u2019s the Difference?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1712512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1712512\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cdf4bc\" data-id=\"5cdf4bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f8629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02f8629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/voice\/writer-voice-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Writer's Voice Activities for the Classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd54892\" data-id=\"cd54892\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3429dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3429dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s break this down with a little parent-inspired analogy (because who hasn\u2019t experienced both ends of <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the look<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">?):<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Voice<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> = how your parent typically sounds (<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">same<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> phrases, same speaking style)<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tone<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> = how your parent feels when talking to you (<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">cheerful?<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">disappointed?<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> suspicious because the chores <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">aren\u2019t done<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">?)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">matter\u2014<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tone<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> changes depending on emotion. <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Voice<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is the consistent soundtrack.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588b554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"588b554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 Examples in Action<\/span><\/h3><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Greetings that show VOICE<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHow have you been doing?\u201d <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(formal)<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhy, sugar! How\u2019s it going?\u201d <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(colloquial southern charm)<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(casual)<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Greetings that show TONE<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHey, man! Long time\u2014<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">no see<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">!\u201d <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(happy, excited)<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI\u2019ve been so worried about you. Are you okay?\u201d <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(concerned)<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3e2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf3e2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f914.svg\"> <\/span>Writer\u2019s Voice in Real Life: A Quick Anecdote<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Writer\u2019s voice isn\u2019t just for books and blog posts\u2014it sneaks into everyday moments, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When my son took a photography class, he wanted to try one of my old 35mm film cameras so he could learn all the manual settings. I showed him a drawer filled with vintage options, and he picked the one he thought looked coolest. A couple of days later, he said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMom, this camera doesn\u2019t work. Is it maybe the one you accidentally dropped from the top of the fire tower on our Flat Top Tower hike?\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> His delivery? Straight-faced and just snarky enough to stick. That one line carried humor, personality, and just enough guilt-tripping to make it memorable. A perfect example of how voice shapes communication, even when you\u2019re figuring out broken cameras and parental mishaps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ca823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ca823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Student-Friendly Video: What Is Writer\u2019s Voice?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9a9630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9a9630\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0cf36\" data-id=\"6b0cf36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d63a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c4d63a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=gkuPPRlYRqk&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/writing\\\/voice\\\/writer-voice-video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Writer&#039;s Voice Video&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It includes quotes from children\u2019s books followed by quick discussion questions.<\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Runtime: 3:26 \u2013 perfect for bell ringer or mid-lesson switch-up.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5da3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae5da3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Characters with Clear Voice<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Narrative writing brings voice to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">life\u2014<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">especially when authors switch perspectives. Two characters. Two styles. Same age. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Totally<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> different sound.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tom Sawyer<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (age 12, 1875)<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHi-yi! You\u2019re up a stump, ain\u2019t you!\u201d<\/span><\/p><h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anne of Green Gables<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (age 11, 1907)<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">blooms as if it meant it\u2014but I meant everything\u2026 the garden and the orchard and the brook and the woods<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let students compare:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sentence length<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">grammar<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">figurative phrases<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">handling emotions<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Voice isn\u2019t just what the character <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">says<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014it\u2019s how they <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">say<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85401af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85401af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\ud83c\udfa4 Writer\u2019s Voice on TV: Ed Sheeran &amp; 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Pop in Ed Sheeran\u2019s Heinz ketchup commercial.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheeran\u2019s voice is charmingly casual:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">says \u201cYeap\u201d instead of \u201cYes\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">skips fancy words for \u201cblah blah blah\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">makes a high-end restaurant feel like a snack shack<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Great discussion starter or modeling piece for writing tone.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f6fed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73f6fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fdd98e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fdd98e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72946c9\" data-id=\"72946c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbd36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bbd36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u270f\ufe0f Classroom Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200dd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200dd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The handout includes printables for these activities with student pages and answer keys.<\/span><\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Activity 1: Character Voices in Literature<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2784a0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2784a0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb415fd\" data-id=\"eb415fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1585ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1585ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/voice\/writer-voice-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Writer's Voice Activities for the Classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba82f4\" data-id=\"5ba82f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282ecec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282ecec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Using mentor texts to compare characters is an effective way for students to develop this <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> skill. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The handout includes short excerpts from<\/span><em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tom<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Sawyer<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span> <em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anne<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of Green Gables,<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">followed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by a comparison chart for students to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> complete.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6dedb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6dedb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 2: Commercial Commentary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f62f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f62f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac8339\" data-id=\"4ac8339\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646124b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"646124b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/voice\/writer-voice-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Writer's Voice Activities for the Classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-941bdf7\" data-id=\"941bdf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8de363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8de363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have students watch the Heinz ad and describe Sheeran\u2019s voice. Is it humble? Confident? Silly?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a064838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a064838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 3: Quote Dissection<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9e1d9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9e1d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cad420\" data-id=\"0cad420\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6db1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b6db1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/voice\/writer-voice-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Writer's Voice Activities for the Classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46f98a2\" data-id=\"46f98a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d56ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7d56ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The handout includes four quotes from children\u2019s literature for students to analyze and uncover the character\u2019s voice, with a comparison chart for students to complete as they examine the quotes.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cBe outrageous. Go the whole hog.\u201d \u2013 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matilda<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cI\u2019ll teach you how to jump on the wind\u2019s back.\u201d \u2013 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peter Pan<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask students:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What tone do these quotes carry?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would these characters write formal essays the same way?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d50e0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0d50e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e515c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e515c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Quick Tips for Building Voice in Student Writing<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Encourage students to shape <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">voice<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by thinking about:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">age, location, and background of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">character<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">personality traits (shy, bold, dramatic)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">purpose<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of writing (to entertain? to reflect?)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sentence style and punctuation choices<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6f8ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5f6f8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174f5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"174f5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img class=\"emoji\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4e6.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce6\" \/> Ready-to-Go Toolkit<\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The blog gives your teaching voice. The printable handout brings it into the classroom.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Includes:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">mentor text passages<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">quick<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> analysis prompts<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">video<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> reflection questions<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">comparison charts<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">quote dissection worksheet<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e2aa1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"42e2aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/voice\/Writers-Voice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Free Writer\u2019s Voice Toolkit.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3062eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3062eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ve got the lesson, the printable., and even got Ed Sheeran talking 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