Mood and tone in the story

Front

What is mood?

Back

The feeling the reader gets from a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is tone in writing?

Back

The author's attitude toward the subject.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Which tone is represented in the following passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
Options: Annoying, Excited, Calm, Scary

Back

Excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The way the reader feels when reading the text. Options: tone, mood, attitude, atmosphere.

Back

mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The author's/writer's attitude toward the subject they are writing about.

Back

tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Mood

Back

the feeling a text gives to readers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

The tone is determined by the...

• descriptions in the text
• length of a written text
• words and dialogue
• descriptions, words and dialogue

Back

descriptions, words and dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Is the sentence "I am going to tell about how the sus the government is." formal or informal?

Back

informal

Front

Which statement is more formal? This movie stinks!, I do not enjoy this movie.

Back

I do not enjoy this movie.

Front

Which statement is more formal? The mail carrier was unable to deliver the mail on time due to the snow., The mail carrier couldn't deliver the mail on time because of the snow.

Back

The mail carrier was unable to deliver the mail on time due to the snow.