1. Tone & Mood

2. Tone=
The author’s attitude towards the
SUBJECT
TOPIC
ISSUE
IDEA
that they are writing about.
Mood=
The emotion you FEEEEEEEEEEEL when you READ atmosphere the author creates

3. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
Becky walked up to Suzy at her locker.
“Hey lady,” Becky exclaimed with a giddy excitement.
“Hey back bestie,” Suzie said laughing.
“Check out my new cell phone cover, isn’t it cool,”
“Shut up, Becky, it is!” Becky squealed.
How does the author feel about Becky’s new phone cover?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?

4. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
Becky marched up to Suzy at her locker.
“Hey lady,” Becky nearly shouted in anger.
“Hey back bestie,” Suzie said sarcastically.
“Check out my new cell phone cover, isn’t it cool,” Becky
exclaimed mockingly.
“Shut up, Becky, it is!” Becky retorted.
How does the author feel about Becky’s new phone cover?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?

5. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
Tim ran up to his mom begging for another chance.
“I know I messed up, mom. I promise that I will do better next time, please don’t ground me from my phone,” he pleaded.
“You lied to me, you said you had your homework complete, and now I find out you are failing? Unacceptable!” She nearly screamed back.
“It’s not my fault, Ms. Brown is so darn mean! She gives us hours each night. I couldn’t keep up if I wanted to” he responded hotly.
“First of all, that is a hyperbole. Second of all, it’s always someone else’s fault, isn’t it. Ms. Brown is NOT to blame. You chose this for yourself. I am not just grounding you from your phone; I am cancelling the line. You will no longer have any access to technology or your phone until this behavior changes—end of discussion.”
How does the author feel about kids don’t do their homework?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?

6. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
“Jenson, get over here,” his boss screamed wildly.
“Yes, sir. What’s wrong? Is it the proposal that I created last week? I worked all weekend without pay on it” he said timidly.
“You mean, you actually spent time on this piece of crap?”
“Ye…yes si…ir,” Jenson stammered. “I thought… I thought…”
“Oh, shut it Jenson. You had better cancel all of your plans—if you don’t fix this, you’re fired!”
“I will sir. I will skip my mother’s funeral, and the birth of my first child. I will work until dawn each day if I need to. Thank you for the opportunity to fix this sir” Jenson said pathetically.
He knew this meant that his family would likely not speak to him again, but how could he stand up to his boss? He was just too weak. He walked back to his desk with his head down, shoulders bent, defeated.
What is the author’s tone? What does he do to our main character?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?

7. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
“Jenson, get over here,” his boss screamed wildly.
“Yes, sir. What’s wrong? Is it the proposal that I created last week? I worked all weekend without pay on it” he said firmly.
“You mean, you actually spent time on this piece of crap?”
“Yes sir, I did” Jenson retorted. “I know the clients will love this proposal. I have spoken to a few already, they have assured me that this is a great plan.”
“Oh, shut it Jenson. You had better cancel all of your plans—if you don’t fix this, you’re fired!”
“I don’t appreciate how you treat me. Because of this I have already applied and accepted a new position at a better company. I quit.”
Jenson’s boss stood there a long while, mouth wide open in surprise. No one had ever spoken to him like this before. After a short while, he realized that he just lost his best employee; he was filled with regret.
What is the author’s tone? What does he do to our main character?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?

8. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year I’ll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I’ll read travel brochures and sigh.
a. unsure
b. joyous
c. longing
What is the author’s tone?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?

9. What is the author’s tone in the following passage?
“I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
--The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
What is the author’s tone?
What tone words helped you to determine this tone?