Word Bank
(choose either mood or tone) Aggrevated is an example of...
What is Tone
The story "My Name" by Sandra Cisneros, created what kind of mood?
What is ________. (Answers will vary, teacher will evaluate response.)
Does tone deal with the author or the reader? Who creates/sets the tone?
What is Author
What words are most common in first person POV?
What is I, me, and we.
Which of our vocabulary word means "good"?
The author had a very _______ tone.
What is positive?
(choose either mood or tone) Suspenseful is an example of...
What is Mood
“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” - Charles Dickens; Pickwick Papers
Figure out the mood of this passage.
What is calm, serene, non-violent, peaceful... (answers may vary)
True or False: Tone has something to do with how you feel as a reader.
What is false
What is at least one word that describes first person POV?
What is intimate, passionate, experience, or close.
Which of our vocabulary word means "not positive or helpful"?
The author had a very _______ tone.
What is negative?
(choose either mood or tone) Happy/Light is an example of...
What is Mood
“There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…” - Emily Bronte; Wuthering Heights
Figure out the mood of the passage.
What is depressing, gloomy, eery... ( answer may vary)
Read the passage, and then identify the tone. " Just look at The Titanic. The captain said, 'Even God can't sink this ship'. Then, on it's first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, boom, it hit an iceberg and sank..."
What is sarcastic or ironic. It gives a humorous attitude in spite of a tragedy.
What are the names of the two short stories we read from first person POV? Bonus points if you remember the Author's names!
My Name and Names/Nombres.
Sandra Cisneros and Julia Alvarez
Which of our vocabulary word means "not favoring any side; neither positive nor negative"?
The author had a very _______ tone.
What is neutral?
(choose either mood or tone) Sarcastic is an example of...
What is Tone
Define Mood.
What is the feeling a piece of literature causes the reader to have, the overall feeling of a passage, or the dominant impression or emotional atmosphere evoked by the text. (anything close to this will be acceptable.)
Tone refers to the author's ________ toward a character, subject or audience. Fill in the blank
What is attitude
Write me a solid sentence from first person point of view.
What is (answers will vary.)
Which of our vocabulary words means "to transmit information or transport something"?
The writer tried to ______ his feelings of frustration in the lyrics that he wrote.
What is convey?
List one word that can describe mood, and one word that can describe tone (answers may vary)
What is ... (answers may vary)
Write a short sentence evoking a mood of either warm or worried.
What is... warm: The girl cuddled up in a book next to the fire, with a cup of hot cocoa containing seven little marshmallows, making the shape of a smiley face. worried: The man chewed at the end of his pencil, unsure the answer to the final question of his SAT, which could cause him to either pass or fail. *note* these are just examples, answers may vary.
Write me a short sentence with a very specific tone. Write down what the tone is. I should be able to guess your word or a similar word if your tone is clear.
Change this sentence from 3rd to 1st person POV.
Sara slowly pulled the books out of her desks as she heard the loud screech.
I slowly pulled the books out of my desk as I heard the loud screech.
Which of our vocabulary words means "a conclusion reached from evidence and observation"?
The student made an ________ about the tone after analyzing all the details.
What is inference?