Mood, Voice, and Tone

Select the text where the author's tone is positive:

• The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard I cried!

• You can only watch infantile humor for so long before you want to punch yourself in the face.

Select the text where the author's tone is negative:

• The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard I cried!

• You can only watch infantile humor for so long before you want to punch yourself in the face.

Mood is...

• The reader's feelings while reading the text

• The reader's feelings before reading the text

Tone is...

• The author's attitude or feelings

• The reader's feelings while reading the text

Tone is the ​ (a)   attitude towards the text. Tone and ​ (b)   are ​ (c)   from one another. Mood refers to the reader's​ (d)   But, both mood and tone are ​ (e)   through the author's word choice.

• author's

• mood

• different

• feelings.

• conveyed

Tone is ......

• the author's feelings towards the topic of the story

• the author's personality that comes through the writing

Change the tone of this sentence:

The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard!

Which sentence sounds more serious?

• I need to speak to you outside.

  
  

  Necesito hablar contigo afuera.

• Hey, can I speak to you outside real quick?

  
  

  Oye, ¿puedo hablar contigo afuera rapidito?

____ is the writer's attitude expressed in their writing.

Change the tone of this sentence:

School is dull and unexciting.