Fiction/Non-Fiction
It maybe about real places or imaginary places
What is Fiction?
Jill and Beth want to see a movie. They go get a ticket. They also buy a snack. They both sit down and see the movie. While watching the movie they smiled and laughed.
What can you infer the type of movie Jill and Beth are watching?
What is a Comedy?
Does tone deal with the author or the reader?
What is Author?
Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark's bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family's private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn't appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark was never satisfied. What is the theme?
What is Money can't buy happiness?
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?
A story that has a plot: beginning, middle, and end
What is Fiction?
One day, Karen bought 6 lottery tickets. She went home and started playing lottery that day. The next day Karen didn't go to work for at least 4 total days.
What can you infer about Karen not going to work for 4 days?
she won the lottery.
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
Tammy and Sammy were both students in Mr. Morton's reading class. Mr. Morton wasn't too strict about deadlines, and Sammy took advantage of that. He did all of his homework in his other classes but never bothered to complete Mr. Morton's reading assignments, figuring that he could complete them later. Tammy, on the other hand, completed each assignment Mr. Morton assigned the night that he assigned it. She had to stay up a little later, but she didn't want to get a penalty for turning in her reading work late. Tammy knew reading was a core subject and that she had to keep "C" average for the entire year or she would have to go to summer school. When the end of the quarter came, Tammy and Sammy had both planned on going to the Enchanted Castle amusement park, but Mr. Morton called Sammy's mother, and she grounded Sammy until he turned in all of his work. That weekend was horrible for Sammy. He stayed up until 2:00 AM each night and still couldn't complete all of the assignments. The whole while, Tammy had a great time eating pizza at Enchanted Castle, watching movies late at night, and enjoying her weekend free of stress and pressure. At the end of the quarter, Sammy was lucky to squeak by with a "C" minus in reading while Tammy earned an "A." Sammy still hasn't learned his lesson and probably won't complete this activity either. What is the theme?
a. Do the best you can in school
b. Work hard, play hard.
c. Complete all your assignments to achieve success.
B.) Work hard, play hard.
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 by the text. (anything close to this will be acceptable
It may or may not have a story
What is Non-fiction?
At 5pm, Jill noticed that her assistant's office lights were off, the door locked, and didn't hear anything inside.
What can you infer about Jill's assistant?
Jill infers that her assistant went home.
Two indicators of tone
What is dialogue and description
Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad, but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme?
A Actions speak louder than words
B Never eat pizza at the mall
C Vegetables are good for you
A.) Actions speak louder than words
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
It's always about real places, or events, and gives dates when events happened.
What is Non-fiction?
What is an inference?
Making an inference involves using what you know to make a educated guess.
True or False: Tone has something to do with how you feel as a reader
What is False?
Blaine opened up the present and began pouting. He screamed in a high-pitched voice, "This is Captain Thunder! I wanted Captain Lightning!" His mother looked at him with dismay and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. "Why did you get me a red hat? You know I like blue more," Blaine whined as he threw the hat across the room. His mother straightened her expression and squinted at him. Earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment, but by now she had put away her camera. She sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldn't be a total bust. Blaine huffed and opened it. "A Game Box 4000� wow. Where's the Game Box 5000 that I asked for?" His mother could bear his ingratitude no longer. The next time that Blaine returned from his father's house, he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously donated to needy children. What is the theme?
what is be thankful for what you have in life?
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
A story that has at least one character
What is Fiction?
Zarriah is very quiet in class. She is a good listener and likes to help her friends, but gets embarrassed easily. Her face turns red when she is called on in class, and often looks at the floor.
What can you infer about Zarriah in the passage?
Zarriah is very shy
Tone refers to the author's ________ toward a character, subject or audience. Fill in the blank
What is attitude?
Alan had very few responsibilities, but one of them was to clean his room. It did not take long, but Alan still didn't like doing it. One day Alan thought of a way to save some time. Rather than putting everything neatly back in its place, he decided to just throw all the stuff on the floor into his closet. His mom would think that he had cleaned his room, and it would only take a fraction of the time. Alan was pleased with himself for thinking of this brilliant idea. He figured that this would save a lot of time and energy. The next time his room got messy, he piled everything up in the closet and the pile grew. It grew and grew. Then Alan's friend Steve called. "Alan, everyone is playing baseball at the park. Do you want to play too?" Alan loved baseball. "That sounds great, Steve. I'll be right there." Alan went to grab his baseball mitt when he realized that it wasn't in its usual place. Alan thought to himself, I guess it's in the closet. When he opened up the closet door, he was faced with a huge, unnavigable mess, some of which poured out as he opened the door. Alan began digging through the pile in a frantic attempt to find his mitt. He dug and dug, and as he dug his room got messier and messier. Soon his room was the messiest that it had ever been, and he still hadn't found his mitt. Alan sighed in despair. By the time he found his mitt, the boys had long concluded their game and Alan had hours of cleaning ahead of him before he'd be allowed to leave. What is the theme?
a. Cutting corners comes at a cost; do things right the first time.
b. Take shortcuts in life.
c. Do things right the first time to enjoy your friends and family.
A.) cutting corners comes at a cost; do things right the first time.
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