Mood and Tone

What is tone in writing?

• The reader's attitude toward the subject.
• The author's attitude toward the subject.
• The reader's feelings about the subject.
• The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If a passages tone is playful, the author's attitude is...

• full of amusement, lighthearted.
• serious, non humorous.
• haunting, spooky.
• uncaring.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The definition of mood is

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

• revising your writing so that it is free of errors.

• the overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.

• the order of events in a story.

If a piece of text gives you a peaceful mood, you are feeling...

• confident and eager to move forward.

• excited and playful.

• humorous and comical.

• calm or relaxed.

Which word BEST describes the TONE of this movie poster?

• ecstatic

• annoyed

• cheerful

• serious

Which word best describes the MOOD of this movie poster?

• exhilarated

• insecure

• unhappy

• scared

Which word best describes the TONE of this movie poster?

• uncertain

• tender

• lonely

• enraged

If a poem uses a lot of dark imagery, such as tombstones, bats, and cobwebs, what would the mood be?

• Happy and bright

• Excited and invigorated

• Bleak and fearful

• Angry and agitated