Tone Flip Writing

Students rewrite the same event three times, each with a different tone: silly, sad, and angry. This task teaches students how tone drastically alters the mood of a scene even when the event stays unchanged. By adjusting voice, vocabulary, and pacing, students explore how writers express emotional shifts through stylistic choices. The repeated rewriting process deepens understanding of author craft and expressive writing. This activity also supports creativity and encourages deliberate experimentation with narrative techniques.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Tone Transformation and Style Shifts

English Language Arts – Creative Writing: Voice Variation

English Language Arts – Narrative Craft and Structure

English Language Arts – Word Choice and Expression

This worksheet is part of our Narrative Voice and Tone Worksheets collection.