Let’s take a look at: TONE vs MOOD
Tone - the writer’s attitude or feelings about what he/she is writing about based on the choice of words and details, you may have to infer the tone Examples: happiness, melancholy, adoration
Write 2 adjectives that describe the TONE of the song “The Star Spangled Banner” –Francis Scott Key (1814) Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Write 2 adjectives that describe the TONE of the song
Mood this can be very different from the tone – the way that the reader feels as he/she reads the piece this can be very different from the tone Examples: uneasiness, fear, sympathy, motivation
Write 2 adjectives that describe the MOOD of the song “The Star Spangled Banner” –Francis Scott Key (1814) Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Write 2 adjectives that describe the MOOD of the song
Examples A parent who uses a(n) __________ TONE and yells at his/her child will create a MOOD of __________ for the child. A parent who uses a(n) __________ TONE and speaks softly to his/her child will create a MOOD of __________ for the child.
TONE = ANGRY MOOD = SCARED
A(n) _____ TONE would most likely create a _____ MOOD. Practice A(n) _____ TONE would most likely create a _____ MOOD.
What was the TONE of Huck Finn? What MOOD did it create for the reader?
“FACING THE GIANTS” viewing: Watch the video clip from this movie. As you are watching, think about the following things: What is this piece about? What tone does the actor portray? What mood does the film create? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sUKoKQlEC4