Mood

Mood

Q2 Week 2

Open Ended

Look at the mood meter. How are you feeling today?

Open Ended

Read this short story.

"I can’t move, breathe, speak or hear and it’s so dark all the time. If I knew it would be this lonely, I would have been cremated instead."

How does it make you feel?

​Monday, October 25

​Objective: SWBAT analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood

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​ELPS: SWBAT write newly acquired basic vocabulary and content-based grade level vocabulary

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​Academic Vocabulary: mood, feeling, reader, word choice

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​Closing Product: SWBAT answer "What is the mood of Scene 1 in Monkey's Paw?" "What are some different words the author's uses to create those feelings in the reader?" using the RACE Strategy

​What is mood?(Guided Notes)

Overall feelings and emotions created for the reader

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Mood Words

​What is the mood?

​During the holidays, our home was glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank sweet cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder.

​Words that help me find the mood

​During the holidays, our home was glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank sweet cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder.

Multiple Choice

"I can’t move, breathe, speak or hear and it’s so dark all the time. If I knew it would be this lonely, I would have been cremated instead."

What is the mood?

• Mischevious

• Happy

• Frightening

• Sad

Open Ended

"I can’t move, breathe, speak or hear and it’s so dark all the time. If I knew it would be this lonely, I would have been cremated instead."

What words in this short story make you feel that way?

Multiple Choice

“Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”

• Sad

• Frightening

• Magical

• Joyous

Open Ended

“Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”

What words help you know the mood is frightening?

Multiple Choice

Katie used the blow-dryer to add volume to her hair. Then she curled it. She used eyeliner and makeup. She chose the perfect outfit, and then threw it on the floor and chose another perfect outfit. Then she put on the other perfect outfit that she had thrown on the floor. She looked at the time on her phone. Jacob would be here any minute. Her pulse quickened. Her stomach felt uneasy. She was about to change her outfit again when the doorbell rang.

• Insecure

• Doomed

• Content

• Fearful

Open Ended

Katie used the blow-dryer to add volume to her hair. Then she curled it. She used eyeliner and makeup. She chose the perfect outfit, and then threw it on the floor and chose another perfect outfit. Then she put on the other perfect outfit that she had thrown on the floor. She looked at the time on her phone. Jacob would be here any minute. Her pulse quickened. Her stomach felt uneasy. She was about to change her outfit again when the doorbell rang.

Which words tell the reader the mood is insecure?

​Text of the Week

​Monkey's Paw

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​(You will annotate in Canvas)

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​Focus: Highlight words in stage directions and dialogue that contribute to mood

Open Ended

What is the mood of the stage directions at the start of the play?

Open Ended

What words in the stage directions create that mood for the reader?

Continue annotating Scene 1

​Monkey's Paw

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​(You will annotate in Canvas)

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​Focus: Highlight words in stage directions and dialogue that contribute to mood

Closing Product​

Directions uploaded in Canvas