1. PA State Standards
Mood & Tone
LANGUAGE ARTS

2. It is shown through the setting or atmosphere.
Mood
Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words.
It is shown through the setting or atmosphere.

3. Frightening Mysterious
Mood Words
Common Mood Words:
Fanciful Melancholy
Frightening Mysterious
Frustrating Romantic
Gloomy Sentimental
Happy Sorrowful
Joyful Suspenseful

4. How do the following movies and stories make you feel?
Mood Words
Let’s practice!
How do the following movies and stories make you feel?
Explain in one-two sentences, using a word from the list of common words (or use your own word)

5. How does this scene make you feel?
Mood Exercise
How does this scene make you feel?

6. Describe the mood in this scene.
Mood Exercise
Describe the mood in this scene.

7. Describe the mood in this scene.
Mood Exercise
Describe the mood in this scene.

8. A work of writing can have more than one tone.
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation)
A work of writing can have more than one tone.
Tone is shown through dialogue and the authors voice and word choice.

9. Tone Words Amused Ironic Pompous Angry Light Sad Cheerful
Matter-of-fact
Serious
Critical
Sincere
Clear
Mocking
Suspicious
Formal
Resigned
Quizzical
Gloomy
Optimistic
Witty
Humorous
Pessimistic
Informal
Playful

10. Tone
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one
What is John Lennon’s tone in “Imagine?” How do we know this? What are the context clues?

11. Tone What is the tone of the poem? What are the context clues?
My annoying brother likes to drive me crazy.
There is no other who is that lazy.
He whines to Mom and Dad night and day
Until he eventually gets his way.
What is a sister to do
When he screams 'til he's blue?
There is no way to win,
For he gets under your skin.
He does his best to kill all joy.
Oh, how my brother does annoy!
What is the tone of the poem? What are the context clues?

12. What is the tone of this request? What are the context clues?
We’re contacting you today to let you know about the Special Olympics annual fund drive. You have been kind enough to support us generously in the past, and we’d like to ask for your help again, as we send our athletes with special needs to compete at the national level. Please fill out the form below and return it in the enclosed envelope with your donation. It will make a child’s day if you do.
What is the tone of this request? What are the context clues?

13. Tone vs. Mood
How are they similar?
How are they different?