Journal Writing:
In your journal, discuss the difference
between the video clip and the way the
students read the script on page 14.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTsZ
HGQ6FE
Mood and Tone
• Discuss with a partner for 15 seconds what
you believe the difference between mood
and tone is.
Mood, Tone, and
Style
What is STYLE ?
• Every author has his or her own –
___________. This is what makes their
work recognizable.
• When you read several books by
the same author, you become
accustomed to the author’s style of
writing and sometimes you look for
authors with a similar style.
• Examples?
Wash Publishing Co. 2009
Formal and Informal
• When the author uses his or her style, they
do so in two ways.
• Formal- the _________ way of saying things.
(serious tone)
• Informal- the ___________ way of saying
things. (light-hearted tone)
Examples
Which is formal and which is informal?
Dear Sir,
After examining your job description, I feel I am an excellent
candidate. I have many years of experience performing these specific
duties. My résumé is attached. Please read it over at your convenience and
contact me if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Andrew Meyer
Hey, Sara! What's going on tonight? Call me before you guys leave, okay?
--Beth
Guided Notes
• Tone is the_____________ a writer takes
towards their topic.
• Tone is discovered by looking at the
___________________a writer chooses.
• Tone words can be categorized as
_______________, _____________ and
______________.
• This is how your mom feels when you break
her lamp.
TIP
• In order to begin to understand the
author’s tone, first identify the setting and
how it’s described.
• Then, decide if it’s
positive/negative/neutral.
• From there, be more specific about the
tone. Using the green list, what words
accurately describe the tone?
Guided Notes
• Mood is the __________ of a piece of
writing, which includes the ___________ a
selection arouses in a reader.
• How you feel about your mom’s reaction
to you breaking her lamp.
Draw this chart in your
notes– you’ll need five lines
Positive
Neutral
Negative
ON the next slide you’ll see words that describe tone
and mood. Place these words in the categories on the
chart that you’ve drawn in your notes.
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Fanciful
Melancholy
Frightening
Mysterious
Frustrating
Romantic
Gloomy
Sentimental
Happy
Sorrowful
Joyful
Suspenseful
Movie Clip
• Procedures:
• Please remain calm and hold your ooohs and
ahhhhsss.
• Please do not distract others while mimicking
the dialogue. It’s ANNOYING.
• Save your comments and opinions for your
notes.
• Between each clip record your notes quietly.
Practice
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_HFCYz4x6o
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNPAsjqec
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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_6-RgdAQ
Passage 1:
On Eager Street, the streetlamps shone
ominously in the puddles that swirled in the
gutters. Cameras with blue flashing lights
hung their necks out like giant buzzards,
searching for prey. Shards of broken glass
gleamed like shattered teeth in the road.
The sidewalk was deserted, but the scratch
and scurry of rat claws could be heard in
garbage cans in the dark alley, a reminder
that tonight, things in Baltimore were being
hunted.
Passage 2
On Eager Street, the sun shines with glee on
the neat brownstones. Although the
houses here are straight and tall—unlike
the rolling, wavelike row homes famous
elsewhere in Baltimore—bright marble
stoops still drop invitingly from doorsteps,
and lush green trees line the friendly street.
Small children can be seen playing
hopscotch in their cool shade, while their
parents sit in lawn chairs, chatting happily.
Ticket Out-- On your post-it
note write: a b c or d
• Tone determines how the ___________________ feels about
the subject.
• a) reader
• b) characters
• c) author
• d) audience
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Mood is the ____________________ of a text.
a) weather
b) setting
c) climax
d) atmosphere