Mood, Point of View, Theme

The tone of a passage, poem, or song is...

• how you feel after you read or listen to the piece
• the author's attitude toward their work

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The mood of a passage, book, or song is...

• the author's attitude
• how you feel after reading or listening 

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is language that describes something that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted or smelled (five senses)?

• imagery 
• plot
• conflict
• point of view

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the feeling or atmosphere that the author creates for a reader? 

• tone 
• mood
• foreshadowing 
• theme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the speaker's or the author's attitude toward his subject called?

• tone 
• mood
• point of view 

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a protagonist?

• a character or force in conflict with the main character

• the main character in the story, the character around whom the story usually revolves

• the good-guy in a story

• the hero / savior within a story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Choose the best theme for this poem:
Ambition Over Adversity by Tupac Shakur
Take one's adversity 
Learn from their misfortune 
Learn from their pain 
Believe in something 
Believe in yourself 
Turn adversity into ambition 
Now blossom into wealth

• Learn from mistakes and turn them into success.
• Keep your eye on the prize.
• Never help people  do bad things.
• Learn to share.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Using an object or action that means something more than it's literal meaning.

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

• theme

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The highest point of suspense/action in the story; also known as the turning point in the story.

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2