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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

“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

• Natural

• Exciting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

“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.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

“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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

“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)

Which words create the mood?

• Warmth

• Light

• Relaxed

• Saucepan

• Purred; Sleepy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

“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)

Which words create the mood?

• Sunlit field

• Standing

• Spring days

• Sun's touch, gentle

• Beginning

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

“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?

• Straining

• Heart racing

• Cold sweat

• Lips

• Gasp

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

“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.”

Which words create the mood?

• fingers touched nothing

• A terrified, terrifying rushing

• Suddenly the wind

• All light was gone

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

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.RL.6.4

Janet looked at the rickety rope bridge as it swayed in the wind. The small planks on the floor of the bridge were spaced about a foot apart. They looked like they had been made from driftwood or wine corks. Janet looked down into the canyon below the rope bridge. It was wide and deep. She could barely make out what was at the bottom. She inched onto the first plank. It creaked loudly. Then she put her weight onto the weathered plank, clinging tightly to the ropes. The wind had a ghostly whistle.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

• Tense

• fearful

• regretful

• proud

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4