1. On a slip of paper tell me: 1. Name 2. Time you read last week 3. Pages you read last week 4. Book(s) you were reading last week 5. Describe the main conflict in the book so far. What would you do if you found yourself in this situation? What makes this conflict difficult? What is complex about the situation?

2. Grab a copy of one of the poems from Friday.  Write down a word to describe the tone/mood.  Write down 3 individual words or phrases that help to create the tone/mood of the poem.

4. Terms  Tone – the emotion with which words/information is conveyed  Mood – the emotion that is felt as a reaction to information being received

5. How Tone is Created  Diction  Imagery  Figurative language  more

6. Diction is  Word choice  “fantastic” instead of “good”  “distraught” instead of “bothered”

7. Imagery is…  The descriptive use of sensory details  In other words, descriptions based on any of the five senses.  Sight, taste, touch, smell, hearing

8. Examples:  The frigid wind blasted into the travelers faces, as their legs seemed weighted down with blocks of ice.  The screech of an owl’s prey pierced the evening darkness.

9. Describe this using imagery

10. How does it feel?

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