Mood & Tone

________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text

• Mood

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.2

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ______

• Mood

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence: "I won the game fair and square — and I'll fight anyone who says differently!"

• Happy

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Tone is most closely related to:

• Emotion

• Capitalization

• Punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What kind of tone would you most likely find in a newspaper editorial that endorses (supports) a political candidate?

• Gloom and Despair

• Optimism and Enthusiasm

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

What is the tone of the following sentence? "'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

• Fury

• Frustration

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the relationship between the mood of a piece of writing, and the reader of that piece?

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the relationship the reader develops with the author of a piece of writing.

What might be the setting of a story with a lighthearted, relaxed mood?

• The beach on a sunny day

• An isolated cottage deep in the dark woods

Which of the following is a true statement about mood and tone?

• Mood and tone are not at all alike, and are therefore never related.

• Even though they sound similar, a story's mood can be very different than its tone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

A story's mood is often implied, instead of stated outright. What does "implied" mean?

• Deceptive

• Hinted at

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4