Mood and Tone

What is tone?

• where and when a story takes place

• the author's reason for writing a story

• the author's attitude toward the story/subject

• how the story makes you feel

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

The overall feeling of a place.

• atmosphere

• tone

• mood

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Transmit information or transport something.

• convey

• mood

• tone

• atmosphere

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

A conclusion reached from evidence or observation.

• convey

• inference

• atmosphere

• attitude

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Not positive or helpful.

• Negative

• objective

• neutral

• inference

Not favoring any side; neither positive or negative

• objective

• neutral

• negative

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

Based on facts and not influenced by feelings.

• objective

• neutral

• convey

• negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.6

CCSS.W.5.1B

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

• Outraged

• Respectful

• Romantic

• Humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.5.7