Mood & Setting Practice

“Meg knelt at her mother’s feet. The warmth and light of the kitchen had relaxed her so that her attic fears were gone. The cocoa steamed fragrantly in the saucepan; geraniums bloomed on the window sills and there was a bouquet of tiny yellow chrysanthemums in the center of the table. The curtains, red, with a blue and green geometrical pattern were drawn and seemed to reflect their cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance…” (16)

• Harsh

• Comforting

• Excited

• Melancholic

“Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and her lips felt as though they were turning blue. She began to gasp.

• Sad

• Intense

• Frightening

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

“They were standing in a sunlit field, and the air about them was moving with the delicious fragrance that comes only on the rarest of spring days when the sun’s touch is gentle and the apple blossoms are just beginning to unfold.” (67)

• Peaceful

• Suspenseful

• Cheerful

• Exciting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

“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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Mood is also called...

• boring

• emotion

• tone

• atmosphere

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The definition of mood is 

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
• revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
• overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 
• working with a partner to check your writing. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Like a sea of sparkling diamonds responding to the first bright rays of morning sunlight, the meadow grass danced gently to and fro as the wind whispered by. At the edge of the field, young saplings stood silent guard over the start of the day. Underfoot, wildflowers created a carpet of dappled color.

• idyllic

• mellow

• cheerful

• pensive

Sarah hurried along, her brisk footsteps resounding on the pavement. She moved quickly, past deserted storefronts and narrow alleyways. Her breath game in short gasps, and her heart pounded loudly. Then she heard it- a short ping- a sound instantly gone and followed only by silence. She clutched the precious package more tightly to her body and began to run.

• sympathetic

• foreboding

• dreary

• terrifying

He had known all along that it would be a disaster. For an unknown sixteen-year-old to beat cyclists who were so much more experienced simply was not possible. With these thoughts in mind, John bent lower over his handlebars, his calf muscles throbbing as his legs moved rhythmically up and down. The road stretched unendingly before him, and in the far distance he could just make out the smug forms of the race leaders.

• mellow

• optimistic

• defeated

• pessimistic

Setting does NOT include which of the following

• time

• place

• movement

• social context