1. Notes: Tone and Mood/Atmosphere

2. Essential Question
How do elements of a plot such as conflict, tone, mood/setting effect the characters’ actions, motivations, and reactions? Explain.

6. What is tone?
Tone is:
1. the author’s attitude toward characters and subject.

8. How can you identify tone?
Identifying tone
Dialogue
Author’s use of adjectives
Adjectives: words that describe
4. descriptive language

9. What is dialogue?
Dialogue 1. Things characters say 2. quotation marks-around what is said Ex: “I hate you!” she screamed.

15. Mood is the overall feeling, or atmosphere created in a story
What is mood?
Mood is the overall feeling, or atmosphere created in a story
Mood is how the story makes you feel while reading it.
Created through setting

17. How are tone and mood created in a story?
Tone and Mood are created through
1. setting: time and place
2. dialogue:
things characters say
3. plot = the events of the story:
4. descriptions of the people, places, things, and events

20. How do you identify tone and mood?
To identify tone and mood look at the words = clues
1. descriptions of the
a. setting (mood)
b. characters
2 . dialogue: what the characters say to each other (tone)
3. plot- what happens in the story (tone/ mood)

24. What are examples of tone?
1.“Thanks,” she frowned and said sarcastically.
2. “Thanks!” she smiled and said excitedly.

25. Analysis of tone:
Sentence 1: the tone is sarcastic and unhappy. Authors words: frowned, sarcastically.
Sentence 2: tone is happy and excited. Authors use of words: smiled, excitedly

26. What are examples of mood?
Ex: Mood
Romantic, happy, sad, serious, scary

27. Tone
Mood

28. Mood is the overall feeling, or atmosphere created in a story
Definition: Tone
Tone shows:
the author’s attitude toward characters and subject.
Definition: Mood
Mood is the overall feeling, or atmosphere created in a story
Mood is how the story makes you feel while reading it.

29. Tone and Mood are created through 1. setting: time and place
2. dialogue:
things characters say
3. plot = the events of the story: exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution.
4. descriptions of the people, places, things, and events
To identify tone and mood look at the words.
The words the author uses give clues to the tone and mood of a story such as:
1. descriptions of the
a. setting (mood)
b. characters
2 . dialogue: what the characters say to each other (tone)
3. plot- what happens in the story (tone/ mood)

30. Examples of tone
1.“Thanks,” she frowned and said sarcastically.
2. “Thanks!” she smiled and said excitedly.
Ex: Mood
Romantic, happy, sad, serious, scary

31. Examples of tone
1.“Thanks,” she frowned and said sarcastically.
2. “Thanks!” she smiled and said excitedly
Ex: Mood
Romantic, happy, sad, serious, scary

32. Notes: Setting

34. Word: Setting Definition (provided)
Setting is where the story takes place.
Setting is the where and when of a story: time and place
Characteristics
The setting:
1. helps create the mood, or feeling, of a story.
2. the author’s choice of words to describe the setting show tone and mood.

35. Examples:
a cave, an amusement park
a school, a home…
(there are millions of settings!!)
Non-examples:
dark, gloomy, makes your skin crawl, peaceful,
These words are NOT settings. They describe the settings
(mood words)

36. Word: Tone Definition (provided) Tone = author’s attitude toward:
1. subject
2. characters
Characteristics:
1. Tone in writing is like tone of voice in speaking
2. Tone shows a writer’s feelings or views

37. Examples
1. “I hate gym class!” she exclaimed angrily.
2. The warm sunny day made her smile.
3. “I don’t believe it!” she yelled excitedly.
**These all have words that show feelings.
Non-examples
1. She has gym class first period.
2. The day was warm and sunny.
3. They ate lunch at 12:15 yesterday.
*Non of these have words that show feelings.

38. Word: Mood Definition (provided)
Mood is the overall feeling you get while reading.
Characteristics:
Mood of a story:
1. created through the setting
2. can change throughout the story

39. Examples
1. dark, cold, smelly
2. warm, sunny
3. dirty, gray
4. romantic
Non-examples
Settings:
cave, house, school, park
room,…

40. Setting and Mood
*Remember, just as your surroundings can affect how you feel and act, so the setting affects characters in a story.

41. Directions: Listen to the description
Directions: Listen to the description. Think about the setting and the mood.
Jared told himself he wasn’t afraid. Yet, this cave was dark. It was cold. It was smelly. He had probably been wondering around in here for an hour already. Just then, he heard a rustling sound. He wondered what kinds of creatures live in caves.

42. Jared told himself he wasn’t afraid. Yet, this cave was dark
Jared told himself he wasn’t afraid. Yet, this cave was dark. It was cold. It was smelly. He had probably been wondering around in here for an hour already. Just then, he heard a rustling sound. He wondered what kinds of creatures live in caves.

43. Notes: Id and analyze idioms

44. L.O.
I will be able to identify idioms within the text and use context clues to chart the meanings

45. Importance
To better understand what you read

46. What is the definition of an idiom?
An idiom is:
1. type of figurative language
2. an expression or figure of speech

47. What are some characteristics of idioms?
1. not literal (not word for word)
2. words say one thing but mean something else.
3. are unique to a certain language, time period, or place

50. Why do authors use idioms?
Authors use idioms to:
1. help bring tone to a story
2. help make a story more like ‘real life’

51. How do you identify idioms?
Look for words or groups of words that don’t ‘fit’ the rest of the sentence.

54. How do you analyze idioms?
To analyze (understand the deeper meaning)
1. Use context clues

57. What are non-examples?
Non-examples (literal)
When you go out to the playground, please stand on the dot.
He burned his hand badly while playing with fire.
The firefighter rescued the cat that was up a tree.

58. Notes: Vocabulary

59. L.O.
I will be able to identify new vocabulary within the text and with a partner use context clues to restate the meaning.

60. 1. elective (n)
1. optional class; not required

61. elective: optional class; not required English and math are required classes, but sailing and cruise planning are electives.

62. 2. conviction (n)
2. belief; certainty; completely sure

63. conviction: belief; certainty; completely sure If you have conviction in yourself, others will believe in you too.

64. conviction: belief; certainty; completely sure This woman does not have much conviction in herself.

65. 3. sheepishly (adv.)
3. shyly; in an embarrassed way

66. sheepishly: shyly Dopey walks around Snow White sheepishly.

67. sheepishly: shyly Sheepishly, the little girl sits at the computer.

68. 4. fluent (adj.)
4. able to read, write and speak a language easily

69. fluent:able to read, write, and speak a language easily It is a good idea to be fluent in more than one language.

70. fluent: able to read, write, and speak a language easily People entering a new country should become fluent in the native language.

71. 5. scowl (v) (n)
7. (n) an angry or annoyed look.
(v) to give an angry or annoyed look.

72. scowl: angry or annoyed look The little girl scowled at the camera.

73. scowl: angry or annoyed look Victor’s friend Michael thought scowling made him look handsome.

74. 7th Grade/ Melting Pot
Spelling Notes # 4

75. Today, we will learn to use the letter c to spell the k sound
Learning Objective
Today, we will learn to use the letter c to spell the k sound

76. Build better spelling and reading skills
Importance
Build better spelling and reading skills

77. Spelling Strategy
Using the letter c to spell the k sound.

78. Rule: letter c to spell the k sound
Rule: c for the k sound
The c spells the k sound when followed by the letters a, u, o.
**use the letter k before the vowels i, e, y for the k sound

79. letter c to spell k sound before the vowels a, o, and u:
Examples: c for k sound
letter c to spell k sound before the vowels a, o, and u:
1. country-
2. coins-
3. canary-
4. cute-

80. k sound , before the vowels e and i:
examples: the letter k , for the k sound before the vowels e and i
k sound , before the vowels e and i:
1. kitchen-
2. turkey-
3. monkey-

81. Spelling words:
1. country
2. coins
3. canary
4. kitchen
5. turkey
6. monkey
7. confide
Spelling word practice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

82. Spelling Words
8. cultivate
9. keel
10. kilometer
11. casserole
12. concurrent
Spelling Word Practice 8. 9.
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83. Notes: Action and Linking Verbs

84. Today, we will learn 2 types of verbs: 1. action 2. linking
Learning Objective
Today, we will learn 2 types of verbs:
1. action
2. linking

85. Importance
1. To become a better writer
2. To write more like an adult

86. What is the definition of a verb?
A verb is a word that shows action or being.

87. What are action verbs?
Action verbs :
1. tell what action is happening in the sentence.
2. Action verbs things that can be done!
Examples: sing, dance, think, study, speak, and lots, lots, more!

88. What are linking verbs?
Linking verbs :
1. connect or link the subject to the rest of the sentence
2. or use a word or expression that describes or identifies the subject.

89. What words are linking verbs?
1. all forms of the verbs
to be ; to have
am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had
2. also these words:
appear, grow, smell, sound, taste, look, become, remain, feel, seem, stay

90. What are examples?
Examples:
1. The two daughters are fluent in English and Spanish.
(linking verb: are)
2. Michael scowled to look handsome.
(action verb: scowled)

91. Test Questions: Questions: 1. What is tone?
2. What are the characteristics of tone?
3. In the stories what are the authors’ tones?
4. What are idioms?
Answers

92. 5. What is the meaning of the prefix –inter?
6. List the examples of linking verbs.
7. What is an action verb?
8. What are some examples of action verbs?