What is tone?

• The way the reader feels while reading the text

• The words the author chooses to use in a text

• The attitude the author has about the topic

• The way the reader speaks

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is mood?

• The way the reader feels while reading the text

• The words the author chooses to use in a text

• The attitude the author has about the topic

• The way the reader speaks

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

TRUE OR FALSE: Tone cannot exist in a nonfiction text.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone in the following quote?

“They were closed, all right. Down in boiler room No. 6, Fireman Fred Barrett had been talking to Assistant Second Engineer James Hesketh when the warning bell sounded and the light flashed red above the watertight door leading to the stern. A quick shout of warning--an ear-splitting crash--and the whole starboard side of the ship seemed to give way. The sea cascaded in, swirling about the pipes and valves, and the two men leaped through the door as it slammed down behind them.”

• Tense

• Light-hearted

• Objective/neutral

• Horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the mood in the following quote?

The puppy leaped over the bright, green grass with his tongue hanging joyfully out of his mouth. This was heaven.

• Serene

• Joyful

• Eerie

• Confident

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone in the following quote?

"About ten miles away Third Officer Charles Victor Groves stood on the bridge of the Leyland Liner Californian, bound from London to Boston. A plodding 6000-tonner, she had room for 47 passengers, but none were being carried just now. On this Sunday night she had been stopped since 10:30 P.M., completely blocked by drifting ice."

• Tense

• Light-hearted

• Objective/neutral

• Horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the mood in the following quote?

“I'm on a roll. I'm rocking. I don't know what it is; standing up to Heather, planting marigold seeds, or maybe the look on Mom's face when I asked if she would let me redecorate my room. The time has come to arm-wrestle some demons.” - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

• Serene

• Joyful

• Eerie

• Confident

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4