Essential Questions pg. 5
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What does it take to be a survivor?

What causes people to take risks? ; What makes some
take risks and others not?
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How does word choice affect tone, meaning, and mood?

How does text structure impact the development of
ideas and meaning?

How are effective arguments with sound reasoning and
sufficient evidence developed and delivered?

How do authors develop point of view?
Tone
Playful
Cheerful
Amused
Angry
Depressing
Gloomy
Witty
Mood
Excited
Joyful
Grateful
Frustrated
Romantic
Sorrowful
Lonely
Tone/Mood
Regarding tone/mood in poetry, think of
it like a song. Ask yourself: if this poem
was set to music what sort of music
would it have?
Tone

For instance, a poem about losing a friend
would probably have sad, emotional music,
because this would fit its tone.
 On
the other hand, a poem about a
beautiful morning would have a more
energetic, positive tone.
Mood

Mood, in the movies, is achieved by special lighting,
music, or sound effects as well as the actor’s tone.
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In poetry, it is conveyed with:

words and phrases,
 imagery,
 figurative
 rhyme

language,
and rhythm.
No one word describes the mood- it can be a feeling of
doom, fear, pride, chaos, peace, or love, gloomy,
imaginary, optimistic, pessimistic, silly, thoughtprovoking, sadness, courage…
Loaded Words
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“Loaded language" refers to words, phrases, and
overall verbal and written communication that is
intended to inspire emotion in the reader or
listener.
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Source: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/loaded-languageexamples.html#8lHM0i7TgBXBQep2.99
•Regime vs. government
•Elitist vs. expert
•Put up with vs. tolerate
•Put at a loss vs. bewilder
•Thin vs. anorexic
•Fat vs. full-figured
Source: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/loaded-language-examples.html#P8zSEr2yWOJhRI2P.99
Mood and Tone Video Clips
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Jaws (2 min) http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/jaws/a-bigger-boat
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Backdraft (2.5 min) http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/backdraft/savemy-baby
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Defiance (3 min) http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/defiance/nothing-isimpossible
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Fireproof (3 min) http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/fireproof/trainrescue
Tone and Mood
What’s the Dif?
Examples in writing
 "Oh!
No mortal could support the horror of
that countenance. A mummy again endued
with animation could not be so hideous as
that wretch. I had gazed on him while
unfinished; he was ugly then; but when
those muscles and joints were rendered
capable of motion, it became a thing such
as even Dante could not have conceived." Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
What’s the tone?
The
words hideous, wretch, and
ugly all set a frightening tone that
suggests possible horror or fear.
Another quote
 "Life
and death appeared to me ideal
bounds, which I should first break through,
and pour a torrent of light into our dark
world." -Frankenstein
Tone?
 Victor
speaks these words at the very
beginning of the novel, setting an
ominous mood for the rest of the tale.
 Ominous-gloomy, dark, menacing
When deciding on tone, ask yourself these questions:
1. What is the passage’s subject, and who is its audience?
2. What would you say are the most important words in the
passage? What connotations, or associations, do these
words have?
3. What general feeling do the passage’s images create?
4. Are there any hints that the narrator/speaker/author does
not really mean everything he or she says?
5. Does the narrator/speaker/author make any jokes? If so,
are these jokes lighthearted, bitter, or something else?
6. If the narrator/speaker/author were speaking aloud, what
tone of voice would he or she be using?
You try
Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with
a joyous glow on her face as she told about her
fiancé and their wedding plans.

Tone: cheerful, celebratory, happy, gleeful

Context: bouncing, lit up, joyous glow on her face

Mood: hopeful-about wedding, joyous for this girl,
touched, sentimental
Mood/Tone PowerPoint Slides
 What
was challenging or easy about
the task?
 How did your partner contribute?
Try again!
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.
 Tone:
desperate, frantic, frightened,
hopeless, tense, threatening
 Context:
huddled, clutching, shaking,
dangers
 Mood:
haunting, worried, scared,
nightmarish
Another one!
Bursting through the door, the flustered
mother screamed uncontrollably at the
innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
 Tone:
angry, annoyed, belligerent,
disrespectful
 Context:
 Mood:
bursting, screamed, innocent
threatening, aggravated, annoyed,
cold, stressed, enraged, uncomfortable,
vengeful
One more!
Drawing the attention of his classmates as
well as his teacher, the student dared to
experiment with his professor’s intelligence
by interrogating him about the Bible.
 Tone:
conceited, cynical, exhilarated, selfassured
 Context:
 Mood:
dared, intelligence, interrogating
anxious, irate, intimidated, nervous,
empowered
Ok-One more again!
He furtively (sneakily) glanced behind him, for hear
of his imagined pursuers, then hurriedly walked on,
jumping at the slightest sound even of a leaf
crackling under his own foot.
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Tone: fearful, frantic, frightened,

Context: furtively, imagined, hurriedly, jumping,
crackling

Mood: scared, suspenseful
One more….lol
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Gently smiling, the mother tenderly tucked the
covers up around the child’s neck, and carefully,
quietly, left the room making sure to leave a
comforting ray of light shining through the opened
door should the child wake.

Tone: affectionate, calm, tranquil

Context: gently, tenderly, carefully, quietly

Mood: peaceful, joyous, touched, sentimental,
relaxed, loving
Last one! I promise 
The laughing wind skipped through the village,
teasing trees until they danced with anger and
cajoling the grass into fighting itself, blade slapping
blade, as the silly dog with golf ball eyes and
flopping, slobbery tongue bounded across the lawn.

Tone: excited, happy, bemused

Context: laughing, skipped, teasing, silly

Mood: cheerful, light-hearted, playful
Comparing Mood and Tone using Movie
Trailers
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(Original) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWf9fP-A-U
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(Scary) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic
Writing Assignment
 Write
a description of a person walking a
dog in the park according to the tone word
you have been given.
 You
may use a thesaurus as needed