Mood and Tone and Theme and Main Idea

The tone of a passage, poem, or song is...

• how you feel after you read or listen to the piece
• the author's attitude toward their work

The mood of a passage, book, or song is...

• the author's attitude
• how you feel after reading or listening 

The theme is...

• what you the reader or what the characters learned 
• the main idea
• a summary

The theme is also known as the...

• main conflict in the story
• lesson learned
• resolution to the problem

When identifying theme you have to...

• find it and highlight
• infer it by using text evidence

Theme in text is...

• hidden inside the text like the filling in a cupcake
• easy to identify like see the icing on the cake

The projects the class just finished are amazing and beautiful! I could not be more proud!
The tone is...

• sad
• depressing
• excited

The people inside the church were massacred. 26 people are currently identified dead with the youngest being just 18 months old.
The mood is...

• devestating
• joyful
• enthusiastic

I am beside myself for not getting the job done. I knew better than to keep putting it off.
The tone is...

• glad
• regretful
• soothing

The doctor came just in time to save the athlete from further injury. The crowd stood and applauded as he was taken from the field.
The tone is...

• regretful
• sad
• appreciative