Tone and Mood Lesson

Tone and Mood

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Tone and Mood

• Related but NOT the same!

Tone (Add to sketch notes)

• The author’s attitude or feelings about what is going on in the story. 💭

• The cause to impact the mood.

Mood (Add to sketch notes)

• The feeling the reader gets from the story. 💭

• Mood is usually connected to the tone.

• Mood is the effect because of the author's writing.

​Cause Effect

The author’s attitude or feelings about what is going on in the story.

The feeling the reader gets from the story.

​Author

Reader

Multiple Select

If my tone is angry the mood would be... (Choose 3)

• anxious

• upset

• calm

• worried

• relaxed

Multiple Select

If my tone is gentle the mood would be... (Choose 2)

• anxious

• upset

• calm

• worried

• relaxed

Open Ended

How do movies create a mood?

Open Ended

How do books create a mood?

Multiple Choice

What type of mood would this create in the viewer?

• Playful

• Mellow

• Stressed

Poll

What created this more playful mood?

• the scenery

• the descriptive words

• the music

• the lighting

Open Ended

List all of the things that the film makers used to change the mood of this clip.

​Cause Effect

The author’s attitude or feelings about what is going on in the story.

The feeling the reader gets from the story.

​Author

Reader