Tone and Mood

Mood and Tone Info

100

What is mood?

The feelings the reader has while reading.

200

How is mood created?

1. Setting 2. Events 3. Images

300

What is tone?

The author's attitude towards the subject.

400

How is tone created?

1. Diction (word choice) 2. Punctuation

500

Give me an example of when the tone and the mood can be different in one passage.

Going to Prom with a bunny on your head

Setting Info

100

What is setting?

The time and place a narrative takes place

200

What is a narrative?

A story

300

Give me one reason the setting is important.

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400

Give me one reason the setting is important.

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500

Give me one reason the setting is important.

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Mood Card

100

“Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”- (To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee) What is the mood of the passage? A. Fanciful B. Romantic C. Witty (funny) D. Regretful

D. Regretful

200

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.” (Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss) What is the mood of the passage? A. Mellow B. Welcoming C. Optimistic D. Cranky

C. Optimistic

300

“Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason. ...And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty.” (New Moon by Stephenie Meyer) What is the mood of the passage? A. Irate (extremely mad) B. Amorous (romantic) C. Moody D. Astronomical

B. Amorous

400

“But they were running and turning their faces up to the sky and feeling the sun on their cheeks like a warm iron; they were taking off their jackets and letting the sun burn their arms.” (“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury) What is the mood of the passage? A. Confining (trapped) B. Feverish (sick with fever) C. Determined D. Jubilant (extreme joy)

D. Jubilant

500

“It was slow-going at first, but I was determined to feed us. I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or rabbit for stew, and gathered the various plants that sprung up beneath my feet. Plants are tricky. Many are edible, but one false mouthful and you’re dead.” (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins) What is the mood of the passage? A. Hopeless B. Nourished C. Starvation D. Resourceful

D. Resourceful

Tone Card

100

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” (Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) What is the tone of the passage? A. Outraged B. Exhilarated (energized and excited) C. Cranky D. Silly

B. Exhilarated

200

“Not far away from here lies a poor woman with a little newborn baby. Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there, and the oldest boy came to tell me they were suffering hunger and cold. My girls, will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?” (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott) What is the tone of the passage? A. Approving B. Cranky C. Joyful D. Self-sacrificing

D. Self-sacrificing

300

“Sandra’s seen a leprechaun, Eddie touched a troll, Laurie danced with witches once, Charlie found some goblins’ gold.” (“Magic” by Shel Silverstein) What is the tone of the passage? A. Scholarly B. Whimsical C. Curt (mean) D. Psychotic

B. Whimsical

400

“Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes. She was cute. And good in math, too, Victor thought as he walked down the hall to his homeroom.” (“Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto) What is the tone of the passage? A. Nostalgic B. Flirty C. Irritated D. Self-confident

D. Self-confident

500

“Everybody say how good I is to Mr._________ children. I be good to them. But I don’t feel nothing for them. Patting Harpo back not even like patting a dog. It more like patting another piece of wood. Not a living tree, but a table, a blanket. Anyhow, they don’t love me neither, no matter how good I is.” (The Color Purple by Alice Walker) What is the tone of the passage? A. Antagonistic (looking for a fight) B. Earnest (sweet and caring) C. Curt (mean) D. Indifferent

D. Indifferent

Setting Card

100

Crack! The storm raged as the men scrambled around the deck, bracing equipment. The pirate captain wrestled with the wheel. The mighty ocean tossed them to and fro. He began yelling at the men over the noise of the storm, "Argh! We must bring down the sails men! You and you… bring them down!" He called out to a pirate wearing a stripped sweater and another one with a bandanna. The pirate with the bandanna began shimmying up the mast to the crow's-nest. The pirate wearing the stripped sweater put his sword in his belt and began climbing up behind him. When and where does the story take place?

In the ocean on a boat A long time ago

200

Mr. Holland walked up to the teller and handed her a paper slip. She punched a few figures into the computer and ran the slip through a machine. It printed some numbers on the back of the slip. She handed the slip back to him along with five $20 bills. Then she asked him, "Is there anything else that I can help you with today?" Mr. Holland grabbed the money off of the counter and tipped his hat to the woman, "Not today, thank you." When and where does this take place?

At a bank Present Day

300

Crack! Org banged the two rocks together. Ur watched him from across the pit. Crack! Crack! Crack! Org wiped his forehead with his arm and said, "It no work." Ur gathered more small sticks from off of the ground and dropped them in the pit. She climbed a nearby tree and grabbed a coconut. She peeled some of the husk from off of the coconut and dropped it in the pit. "You try now!" Ur grunted. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Org relentlessly pounded the two rocks together, but still there was no fire. When and where does this take place?

Outside During caveman times

400

Dr. Zavares tightened the final screw on his contraption. He tossed the wrench on the workbench with a thud. The beakers in the center of the room bubbled with activity. "Computer," he announced to the empty room, "Zavares needs a lemonade." A beeping and grinding noise could be heard in the distance and then a small robot floated into the laboratory with a glass of lemonade on a platter. Dr. Zavares grabbed the lemonade from off of the platter and drank it. He then returned the glass to the floating platter and the robot hovered away. "Well, here goes nothing," Dr. Zavares said to himself as he reached for the power switch on his latest contraption. When and where does this take place?

In a laboratory In the future

500

Carrie walked through the doors of the building with her package in hand. There was no line so she walked right up to the counter. She handed the man her package. He placed it on a creaky scale, turned a knob, and adjusted some weights. "One pound and four ounces," He said, writing down the number on a ledger. He did some multiplication on a notepad and looked up at her from behind his glasses. Then he asked, "It's going to Boston?" She nodded. "That'll be 44 cents." He said. She opened up her change purse and removed the coins, placing them on the counter. "Thank you kindly, Sir," she remarked before departing. When and where does this take place?

In a post office Long ago