That weekend, her mother turned all her energy towards helping Yoyo write her speech. "Please, Mami, just leave me alone, please," Yoyo pleaded with her. But Yoyo would get rid of the goose only to have to contend with the gander.
–"Daughter of Invention,"
Julia Alvarez
Which tone should a reader use when reading aloud to express Yoyo’s feelings?
The tone a reader should use when reading aloud to express Yoyo's feelings is frustrated or exasperated.
When reading aloud to express Yoyo's feelings, the reader should use a tone of frustration or annoyance.
To determine the tone that a reader should use when reading aloud to express Yoyo's feelings, one must analyze the text. In this excerpt from "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez, Yoyo pleads with her mother to leave her alone while she writes her speech. However, Yoyo's plea proves ineffective as her mother continues to interfere, likened to "getting rid of the goose only to have to contend with the gander."
Based on this information, the reader should use a tone that conveys Yoyo's frustration and exasperation. The reader should emphasize Yoyo's plea for solitude and her subsequent annoyance as her mother persists in helping her. The tone can be expressed through variations in voice inflection, emphasizing certain words, and aligning the reading pace with the emotional intensity of the text.