Mood vs Tone Task Cards

Select ALL that apply: How can we identify tone?

• By looking at the description of the setting

• By looking at the plot line of the story

• By looking at the author's word choice

• By looking at the author's Diction

If a passages tone is playful, the author's attitude is...

• full of amusement, lighthearted.

• serious, non humorous.

• haunting, spooky.

• uncaring.

If a piece of text gives you a nonchalant mood you are feeling

• confident and eager to move forward.

• excited and playful.

• humorous and comical.

• calm or relaxed.

The definition of mood is 

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

• revising your writing so that it is free of errors.

• overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 

• working with a partner to check your writing. 

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Bitter

• Respectful

• Objective

• Humorous

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Enthusiastic

• Serious

• Mocking

• Sorrowful

What is the "mood" of  a story?

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

• The time and place of the story.

• The summary of events of the story.

• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

• The time and place of the story

• The summary of events in the story

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Humorous

• Persuasive

• Anxious

• Cheerful

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Ironic

• Informational

• Joyful

• Dramatic