Mood & Tone

What kind of TONE is the author using here?

• excited

• hesitant

• scared

• angry

What kind of TONE is the author using here?

• irritated

• excited

• underwhelmed

• sarcastic

MOOD is important because...

• it is the author telling you how to feel.

• it shows the tone.

• it helps YOU get involved in the story and feel the emotions of the story.

Mood is...

• the feeling YOU, the reader, gets from the text.

• the feeling the AUTHOR was trying to show.

Tone is...

• the feeling YOU, the reader, gets from the text.

• the feeling the AUTHOR was trying to show.

Which MOOD best fits this photo?

• anxious

• sad

• relaxed

• indifferent

TONE is important because...

• when the author shows you the characters' tone, you get a better idea of who the characters are as people.

• it shows the mood.

• everybody has a tone.

What is the tone of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

• The time and place of a story

• The author, narrator, or speakers attitude toward a subject

• The summary of events in the story

What is the tone of the dialogue?

• Informal

• Optimistic

• Joyous

• Serious

What mood is evoked from this passage? Abshu wished that his own family could have stayed together. There were four of them who ended up in foster care: him, two younger sisters, and a baby brother. He understood why his mother did what she did, but he couldn't help wondering if there might have been a better way.

• Calm

• Passion

• Fear

• Sorrow