1. Mrs. Abendaño 7th Grade ELA
Mood vs. Tone
Mrs. Abendaño
7th Grade ELA

2. TONE
What is tone?
Tone is the writer's/speaker’s attitude (emotion) toward his/her subject.
Why does it matter?
Tone helps to establish the mood, and mood is what makes us engaged in a book, text, song, movie, or TV show.

3. Tone Activity—Quick sentence
Read the following sentence aloud:
“ I am a student at Banks Trail Middle School.”
Now raise your hand if you would like to read the sentence again but now with emotion that accompanies one of the tones from the list of tone words.

4. Do you see what a difference tone can make?

5. MOOD
Mood, or atmosphere, is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
Writer’s use many devices to create mood, including images, dialogue, setting, and plot. Often, a writer creates a mood at the beginning of a work and then sustains the mood throughout. Sometimes, however, the mood of the work changes dramatically.

6. Important Terms:
Tone
in literat
ure tells us how the
author th
ink
s about his or her
subject. The author's style
conveys the tone in literature.
Tone is the author's attitude
toward story and
readers.
Mood
is the effect of the writer's
words
on the reader .
Mood is
how the writer’s words make us
feel.

7. MOOD WORDS Joyful Tenderness Helpless Defeated Rageful Cheerful
Sympathy
Powerless
Bored
Outraged
Content
Adoration
Dreading
Rejected
Hostile
Proud
Fondness
Distrusting
Disillusioned
Bitter
Satisfied
Receptive
Suspicious
Inferior
Hateful
Excited
Interested
Cautious
Confused
Scornful
Amused
Delighted
Disturbed
Grief-stricken
Spiteful
Elated
Shocked
Overwhelmed
Vengeful
Enthusiastic
Exhilarated
Uncomfortable
Isolated
Disliked
Optimistic
Dismayed
Guilty
Numb
Resentful
Amazed
Hurt
Regretful
Trusting
Lonely
Ambivalent
Alienated
Calm
Stunned
Melancholy
Exhausted
Relaxed
Depressed
Insecure
Insulted
Relieved
Intrigued
Hopeless
Disgusted
Indifferent

8. Thinking about mood…
What is the mood of this movie based on the following clip?
Look at your list of mood words while you are watching it.

10. MOOD WORDS (Again) Joyful Tenderness Helpless Defeated Rageful
Cheerful
Sympathy
Powerless
Bored
Outraged
Content
Adoration
Dreading
Rejected
Hostile
Proud
Fondness
Distrusting
Disillusioned
Bitter
Satisfied
Receptive
Suspicious
Inferior
Hateful
Excited
Interested
Cautious
Confused
Scornful
Amused
Delighted
Disturbed
Grief-stricken
Spiteful
Elated
Shocked
Overwhelmed
Vengeful
Enthusiastic
Exhilarated
Uncomfortable
Isolated
Disliked
Optimistic
Dismayed
Guilty
Numb
Resentful
Happiness
Amazed
Hurt
Regretful
Trusting
Lonely
Ambivalent
Alienated
Calm
Stunned
Melancholy
Exhausted
Relaxed
Depressed
Insecure
Insulted
Relieved
Intrigued
Hopeless
Disgusted
Indifferent

11. Hopefully this will help in understanding mood a little bit more…
Now watch this clip and see how easily the mood can be changed!
Also, notice how the intended mood can make a difference in how we feel as viewers (or readers).

13. So remember…
TONE is the writer/speaker’s ATTITUDE
MOOD is the FEELING created in the reader.