TONE AND MOOD
HOW AUTHORS CREATE FEELING FOR READERS
VOCABULARY
• Setting- the time and place of a piece
of literature
• Mood- the atmosphere of a piece of
literature; the emotions the reader
feels while reading it
• Tone- the attitude of the writer that
comes through a piece of literature
WRITING EXERCISE
• Listen to this piece of music and write
whatever comes to mind for two minutes.
• Do the same with this one.
• What ideas did you come up with during
both writing times?
• How were your two-minute writings
different?
• How did the music affect what you
wrote?
HOW WRITERS CREATE
TONE/MOOD
Authors don’t have music, but they still create
mood. How? What are some of the strategies
writers use to create feelings in their readers?
IN DYSTOPIAN NOVELS
• What do you feel as a reader when
reading a dystopian book?
• What do you think the author’s
attitude might be?
• Why do you think these books are so
popular right now?
RADIOACTIVE
As you listen and watch, think about
the following questions:
• What is the mood being set by the
music?
• What about the lyrics?
• What can you tell about the tone of
the performers?
• How does the setting help?
IN POETRY
Answer the following questions in your
notes:
1) What is the tone? How can you tell?
2) What is the mood? How can you
tell?
3) What lines in the poems help you to
figure out the tone and mood?