Depending on what you're writing, you'll want to have a specific tone. If you we were
describing your favorite book to a friend, you might have an effusive tone. That means
gushing and heartfelt. If you're writing a research paper, you'll want to keep your tone more
objective. Textbooks tend to have a neutral tone, sticking to just the facts without showing
the author's attitude toward the subject. Tone can be related to purpose. If you want to
inform your reader, and not persuade her, an objective tone might be best.
Based on the passage, which of the following most likely has an objective tone?
Α.
an encyclopedia entry
B
a letter to a friend
с
a movie review
D
a political speech

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Prewriting: this stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can students in several ways: creating lists, researching, brainstorming,reading to discover more about the author's style, talking, collecting memorabilia or clips from other texts, and free-writingdrafting: in this stage, students begin writing, connecting, and developing ideasrevising: this is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or "re-seeing; " emphasis is place on examining sentence structure, word choice, voice, and organization of the pieceediting: this stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuationpublishing: the "going public" stage of writingevaluating: in this stage, the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates, and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writingwriting activities : personal writing, workplace writing, subject writing, creative writing, persuasive writing, and scholarly writingpeer review: acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally