Tone-ometers

When I grow up, I intend to be a

baker. In particular, I want to make
those fancy cakes and cupcakes that
I see on TV. I want to do this for confident
three main reasons. First, I love
frosting, and I would be surrounded by funny
that flavorful gift of sweetness each
and every day. Second, I adore art.
My art teacher at school says I am thankful
quite a gifted artist. Decorating a
cake is like creating an edible artistic
masterpiece. Finally, everyone would
serious
be nice to me. (Aren’t you nice to
people who bring sweet treats to
you?!?) Clearly, I will be a talented
baker someday.

A Deb Hanson
Craftivity

Directions: Read the story in the box.
Choose the word in the tone-ometer below the story that describes the author’s tone. Color the
mercury red to the level of the word you chose.
What do I want to be when
I grow up? Let’s see. Careers
usually last forty years or so,
so I want a job that I enjoy. I
need to find a career that
matches my hobbies and
personality. I like to be
outside. I am on the swim
team. I’m very social. What’s
the job for me? I know! I will
be a lifeguard when I grow up.
I will move to a city along the
coast and I will be a lifeguard.
That’s the perfect career for
me.
1.
funny
cold
relaxed
hopeless
Name _______________________________________
When I grow up, I intend to be a
baker. In particular, I want to make
those fancy cakes and cupcakes that
I see on TV. I want to do this for
three main reasons. First, I love
frosting, and I would be surrounded by
that flavorful gift of sweetness each
and every day. Second, I adore art.
My art teacher at school says I am
quite a gifted artist. Decorating a
cake is like creating an edible artistic
masterpiece. Finally, everyone would
be nice to me. (Aren’t you nice to
people who bring sweet treats to
you?!?) Clearly, I will be a talented
baker someday.
2.
confident
funny
thankful
concerned
 When I grow up, I want to be
a teacher just like Mrs. Crowl.
She was my fourth-grade
teacher, and she made school so
much fun! I will always remem-
ber the Space Day she planned,
and the spring play when we
performed for our parents. She
was the teacher who helped me
set goals. She believed in me
and helped me to realize that I
should believe in myself. I want
to be a teacher so that I, too,
can make a difference in the
life of a child.
3.
humorous
admiring
embarrassed
playful
When I grow up, I’m going to
be a professional wrestler. I
would make a ton of money
since I do have the perfect
body type. Aren’t tall, thin guys
the type of person you think of
when you hear the words
“professional wrestler”? I am
certain that my long, skinny
arms could do a lot of damage.
I know this is a career that
would make my mom proud.
After all, she simply loves
watching wrestling on TV. Yes,
professional wrestling is the
career for me.
4.
confident
sly
sarcastic
cold
 I am not sure what my future
career will be, but I know one
occupation that I will not even
consider. I will NOT be a nurse.
First of all, I do not want to give
shots to a bunch of innocent
little kids. Getting a shot doesn’t
bother me now, but when I was
little, I was terrified to go to the
doctor’s office because I
thought the nurse was going to
give me a shot. Secondly, I
cannot stand the sight of blood.
Just the thought of if makes me
queasy. No, I will never become
a nurse.
5.
bossy
greedy
defiant
depressed
What will I be when I grow
up? That’s a good question.
If you ask my mom, she
would tell you that I’m going
to be a lawyer. If you ask my
dad, he would tell you that
I’m going to be a doctor like
him and my grandfather.
Neither of those options
sound interesting to me. I
think I might enjoy being a
professional dancer or an
artist, but my parents would
never allow that. I suppose I
will be a doctor or a lawyer
as I am expected to be.
6.
disrespectful
bitter
selfish
jealous
1. relaxed
2. confident
3. admiring
4. sarcastic
5. defiant
6. bitter

* If you are looking for another tone activity, feel free to take a peek
at my tone task cards. (It includes 24 passages that your students to
read and determine the author’s tone.) It’s available in my store!
 Directions
1. Read each story.

2. Choose the word in the tone-ometer below the story

that describes the author’s tone. Color the mercury red
to the level of the word you chose.

3. Get a large sheet of construction paper. Using a

black marker, write “Tone-ometers” at the top of the
paper.

4. Cut out a story and its matching tone-ometer.

5. Glue the story below the title. Glue the tone-ometer

directly below the matching story.

6. Repeat steps 4-5 with each story.

 Teacher Notes
The teacher will need to gather the following materials:
• Story worksheets- When I photocopy these pages, I staple them into
a set.
• Large sheets of construction paper (1 per student)
• Student directions page (I place this under my document camera for
students to refer to as they complete the project.)
The students will need:
• Pencil
• Black marker
• Glue
• Scissors
• Red crayon, marker, or colored pencil

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