1. Tone and Mood
For your warm up, write the difference between tone & mood.
IF you do not know, just wait for us to discuss it, and then write your response.

2. Tone and Mood

3. “Boy, watch your tone when speaking to me”
Tone: The author’s attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the way feelings are expressed.
Tone must be inferred –
“Read between the lines.”

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7. Important Tone Words Accusatory: charging of wrong doing
Bitter: exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
Critical: finding fault
Earnest: intense, a sincere state of mind
Intimate: very familiar
Matter-of-fact: accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
Optimistic: hopeful, cheerful
Reverent: treating a subject with honor and respect
Reflective: illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
Sarcastic: sneering, caustic
Sincere: without deceit or pretense; genuine
Solemn: deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection

8. “Don’t you use that tone of voice with me!”
Has anyone ever said to you, "Don't use that tone of voice with me?" Your tone can change the meaning of what you say.
Tone can turn a statement like, " You're a big help!" into a genuine compliment or a cruel sarcastic remark. It depends on the context of the story.

9. “Girl, you’re in a mood!”
Mood: Emotion or atmosphere the reader experiences from text.

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11. “Girl, you’re in a mood!”
Authors use many devices to create the mood in a text:
Dialogue (language between the characters)
Setting (where/when the story takes place, who the characters are, etc.)
Plot (the rise and fall of action and events throughout the piece)

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13. Important Mood Words
The following are examples of moods that a text can cause the reader to feel:
Suspense
Lonely
Happy
Angry
Anxious
Tense
Suspicious
Excited
Depressed
Scared
Disgusted

14. Tone vs. Mood
These two words are easy to get confused when reading a text.
Look at the following Venn Diagram (and fill out your own that is on your notes sheet) to understand how mood and tone are different.

15. Tone vs. Mood Venn Diagram
Similarities
Emotions that you (the reader) feels while you are reading a piece
Look at the story’s
Dialogue
Setting
Plot
Author’s attitude on the subject or the character.
Look at the author’s-
Diction (word choices)
Point of view
Syntax (order of words)
formality
Described with emotion words

16. BEWARE!! Tone and mood can very easily be confused!
Tone simply refers to how the author feels towards the subject, or towards something. You will know what the author’s tone is implying by the words he uses.
While mood refers to the feeling of the atmosphere the author is describing. It is what the author makes you feel when you read his writings. You can read a sentence and feel sad, happy or angry.

17. Identify the Tone
I’d rather stay here and wait, than go into that dark room.
The sentence above implies that the person is scared.
The sun is shining brightly in the meadow, let’s go out and play!
The sentence above implies that the person is happy or excited.
I called my friend at her house. Her brother said she wasn’t home, but I heard her voice come over the line.
The sentence implies that the person is suspicious.

18. Example of Tone and Mood
The man kicked and threw the poor cat out of his house. Circle words that stand out. Tone: _____________ Mood: ____________

19. Independent or Partner Work
Complete #7 Practice Class discussion Complete #8 Practice

20. Practice
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.
What word choice gets your attention?
List them.
Then answer the question, “What is the tone?” using your tone word list.

21. Examples of Mood The night was dark and stormy.
The sentence gives you a scary ‘mood’ (or feeling).
The man kicked and threw the poor cat out of his house.
The sentence gives you a feeling of anger, or pity towards the cat.
There was plenty of food, and the music was playing. Everybody was having a good time.
The sentence gives you a mood (or feeling) of happiness and fun.

22. Practice
It was a dark and stormy night. I sat alone in the old, dilapidated house staring out the window. The sky was black, the wind was loud, and the rain slammed against the broken windowpane. I shut my eyes, remembering my earlier visit, and I felt so embarrassed and angry. When I opened them, the lightning bolt flashed and lit up the room once more. I had to get out of the house; I had to hide. No one could know my horrible mistake. I opened the door, took a deep breath, and ran into the cold and rain.
The mood of the passage is ___________________.
What device did the author use to express the mood? ______________________.

23. Works Cited
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