1. Symbol sol 8.4D5 Tone and Mood SOL 8.5C4
Mood, Tone, and Symbol
Symbol sol 8.4D5
Tone and Mood SOL 8.5C4

2. Mood
Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation.
Common Mood descriptors:
Frightening gloomy
Happy frustrating
Joyful romantic
Mysterious sentimental
Suspenseful sorrowful

3. What does mood look like on the SOL?
Which of the following contribute to the mood of the story?
Paragraph # expresses a mood that—
The reader can best conclude the mood of the passage is--

4. MOOD EXAMPLE 
During the holidays, my mother's house glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder.
Mood: Content, happy. How do we know? Words like "warm, excited, glittered” are used by the author.
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5. Let’s Practice Mood!
Scuba diving is the most exhilarating experience I have ever had. The first time I went, the dark mirror of the water beckoned me to drop from the side of the boat. I jumped feet first and entered a brightly colored world populated with fish, plants, and objects I had never dreamed of.
Which of the following best describes the mood of this experience?
A. bored B. anxious
C. excited D. serene

6. Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details.
Common Tone descriptors:
- serious solemn sarcastic
- objective enthusiastic humorous
- hostile disapproving personal
- impersonal

7. How to tell tone
Look at word choice. Are they more positive or negative? What connotations do they have?
How do you feel when reading? (mood can sometimes reflect tone)
Are they sarcastic or opinionated?
Are they trying to persuade you or influence you?
What is the author’s purpose for writing?

8. What does tone look like on the SOL?
Paragraph # expresses a tone of—
The tone of the poem can be described by all of the following EXCEPT---
In order to change the tone of the story, from whose point of view would it be told?
In this poem, which tone is created through the author’s word choice?

9. TONE EXAMPLE
Finally, one of the girls pointed to the grass and giggled. "Meow!" A cat sat on the edge of the field and licked its paw. They did indeed have company. The girls ran over to the cat and pet his belly. They laughed and the cat sauntered contently back to the field.
The tone of this passage is happy/contentment as there was a successful, happy resolution to the problem. Also, words like giggled and laughed give us clues about the tone.
Wash Publishing Co. 2009

10. Let’s Practice Tone
  The girls were playing in the pond, splashing each other and trying to catch fish with their hands. They were having fun, but kept looking over their shoulders at the looming forest. The long grass of the field kept moving and they sort of felt like they were being watched… About a half hour passed and still the girls kept checking the field for movements. It seemed like a pair of dark eyes was on them. They even considered going back inside, but that would mean homework time. So they continued splashing, but with caution now. Their eyes hardly left the field.
The tone of this passage is—
Ominous serious
Positive depressing
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11. Symbol:
Symbol: A person, place, or object that represents something greater or beyond itself.
Writers often use symbolism to create the mood (ex: black crow circling overhead symbolizes dangerous or bad things are about to happen.

12. What does symbol look like on the SOL?
The symbol ____ in the story represents—
Which line in the poem contains a symbol of—
In line #, which item is a symbol for---
In both passages, the authors incorporate what symbol in common?

13. What do these symbols represent?

14. Common Symbols Dove is a symbol of peace.
Red rose or red color stands for love or romance.
Black color is a symbol that represents evil or death.
A ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between the heaven and the earth.
A broken mirror may symbolize separation

15. Let’s Practice Symbol!
“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
they have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,” Shakespeare
In this passage, stage symbolizes—
The world B) a person C) middle school D) home
In this passage, players symbolize—
A) Team members B) friends C) humans D) actors