Tone and Mood

What is tone

• The character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, and situation

• Musical voice

• Time and place

what is mood

• the general character or attitude of a place

• quality of brightness

• a state of mind or feeling

What is tone in writing?

• The reader's attitude toward the subject.
• The author's attitude toward the subject.
• The reader's feelings about the subject.
• The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 

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CCSS.L.3.3A

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CCSS.L.6.3A

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If a passages tone is playful, the author's attitude is...

• full of amusement, lighthearted.
• serious, non humorous.
• haunting, spooky.
• uncaring.

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The connotative meaning of a word is

• the author's attitude toward a subject. 
• the dictionary definition of a word.
• something you put on your sandwich.
• the feeling associated with a word.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The denotative meaning of a word is

• the literal or dictionary meaning.
• the feelings associated with a word. 
• something you put on a sandwich.
• the author's attitude toward a word. 

Which term means "the writer's attitude?

• mood

• tone

• point of view

• feeling

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The tone in the quote is...

• melancholic

• depressing

• motivational

• pessimistic

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

True or False: Mood is the author's attitude toward the subject

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.1.4

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The tone always matches the mood

• true 
• false

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4