What does tone communicate in a written text?

How the author feels about the topic.

Explain the difference between tone and authorial voice.

Tone is specific to a topic, while authorial voice is a writer's consistent style across different topics.

Analyze the author's word choice.

It exaggerates the amount of attention those hot dogs receive, contrasting it with the lack of attention given to half smokes.

I can explain how a writer's word choice affects the meaning and tone of a text.

1
Tone communicates how an author feels about the topic they're writing about, and it can reflect their enthusiasm or skepticism.
2
Register refers to the social conventions and customs that call for different levels of formality in different circumstances.
3
A writer's voice is their style and is consistent across topics, whereas tone is specific to a topic.