Tone and Mood Prep

Tone can best described as

• attitude of the reader
• the overall mood or feeling in a story
• the author's attitude toward his writing
• reader's point of view

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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

To remember what tone is, some good tricks are:

• AA-author's attitude
• parent saying: "don't give me that tone"
• imagining the author's facial expression as he writes
• all of these are true

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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 tone and mood of a text can be very different

• true
• false

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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 mood?

• where and when a story takes place

• the author's reason for writing a story

• the author's attitude toward the story

• 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

What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.

• Eerie
• Sarcastic
• Passionate
• 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

"It is a mistake to think that we can leave this problem to the next generation to solve. The clock is ticking; we must act now." - What is the TONE of this passage?

• judgmental

• inspirational

• urgent

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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

Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
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.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)

• Sorrow
• Happiness
• Excitement
• Nervousness

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

"Kiki the cat licked her lips and stared at Bitty the bird, who was singing a silly song in her bird cage. Kiki sprang at the cage, but slipped on some spilled milk and landed in the trash can. The children laughed from the living room." - What is the MOOD of this passage?

• amused

• determined

• overwhelmed

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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

"Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. There's no way the game would still be on with this weather. He sighed and threw his glove on the bed." - What is the MOOD of this passage?

• suspenseful

• disappointed

• nostalgic

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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 meat was tough, the soup was cold, and the pie was clammy. When the waitress came by to ask how everything was, I just looked up at her and rolled my eyes. Enough said." - What is the TONE of this passage?

• empathetic

• bossy

• irritable

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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