Mood and Tone Review

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the "mood" of a story?

• Emotions reader feels from a given passage.

• The time and place of the story.

• The summary of events of the story.

• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Bitter
• Respectful
• Objective
• Humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Enthusiastic
• Serious
• Mocking
• Sorrowful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Humorous
• Persuasive
• Anxious
• Cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Ironic
• Informational
• Joyful
• Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What word best describes the mood?

“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

• Spooky

What word best describes the mood?

“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

“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."

Which words create the mood? Choose all that fit.

• Straining

• Heart racing

• Cold sweat

• Lips

• Gasp

“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 word best describes the mood?

• Sad

• Frightening

• Magical

• Joyous