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

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

• Outraged

• Respectful

• Romantic

• Humorous

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4. "They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103).

What is the tone of the dialogue?

• informal

• serious

• happy

• optimistic

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• enthusiastic

• serious

• mocking

• sorrowful

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which passage below has the most whimsical tone?

• The creature moved its sharp claws over the strange device, and the noise was loud and distracting.

• The lovely fairy danced her long fingers over the harp, and the music carried us gently into a trance.

• The energetic young boy played the piano at the recital.

• The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place.

Which words and phrases best show the sentimental tone in the passage below? (sentimental = a desire for the past):

I got out of the old car and took a few halting steps up the driveway. A cloud of warmth drifted out of the window and embraced me like a comforting hug. I knew that smell: fresh bread that Papa had just taken from the oven. I heard the familiar pitch of his whistle as he slowly stirred tomato soup on the stovetop. I ran to open the screen door because, now, I knew where I was. I was home.

• "warmth," "comforting hug" and "home"

• "car," "tomato soup" and "door"

• "old," "halting" and "out the window"

• "driveway," "screen door" and "slowly stirred"

My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;

My heart is like an apple-tree

Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;

My heart is gladder than all these

Because my love is come to me.

What mood do the details of the poem convey?

• Sorrow

• Happiness

• Excitement

• Nervousness

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

The night it happened was one we will never forget. The wind was screeching outside as rain pounded against the window. We had lost electricity hours ago and had nothing but candles to light the house. The battery powered radio we had was broadcasting a warning to lock your doors and stay inside; there was a killer on the loose.

What is the mood of the passage?

• joyful

• sad

• scary

• lonely

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the best mood of this line from Paperwick Papers by Charles Dickens?

“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.”

• happy and excited

• peaceful and calm

• somber and depressed

• angry