1. Collection 6: Tales of the Strange and Mysterious
Directions: Answer the following questions
Why do teens like horror movies and books?
What makes a movie or a book scary?

2. TONE and MOOD
in Literature
Language Arts

3. Objectives:
Student will be able to recognize and identify TONE and MOOD within literature and films.

4. What Word Describes the Picture
1. Angry
2. Happy
3. Threatened
4. Offended

5. What Word Describes the Picture
1. Irritated
2. Embarrassed
3. Offended
4. Bored

6. What Word Describes the Picture
1. Confused
2. Nervous
3. Sad
4. Restless

7. What Word Describes the Picture
1. Uncertain
2. Angry
3. Sad
4. Scared

8. What Word Describes the Picture
1. Uncertain
2. Mournful
3. Relaxed
4. Guilty

9. What Word Describes the Picture
1. skeptical
2. Happy
3. Optimistic
4. Bored

10. What is TONE
Tone is the attitude that is adopted by the author, speaker, or narrator toward the material.
Authors convey tone through their speech or writing.
The words they use take on a positive, negative or neutral tone

11. Identify Feeling Words-- +
+,N
Happy
Angry
Relaxed
Irritated
Optimistic
Heartbroken
Excited
Sad + -- N
Scared
Frustrated
Guilty
Surprised
Relieved
Offended
Disappointed
Reassured

12. Movie Clips
Use your worksheet to identify the TONE of the following movie clips.
Answer these questions…
- Is the tone positive, negative or neutral?
- What words give examples of tone of
the movie clip?

13. Movie Clips
Use your worksheet again. This time identify the MOOD of the following movie clips.
Answer these questions…
- Use a word to describe the MOOD?
- What things create the MOOD?

14. What is MOOD
Mood is the feeling or impression you get from a novel or film
It is created by imagery, events, colors, music, voices, time of day, etc.
It creates a feeling of expectation about what is to follow.

15. Evaluation Study the picture on page 202 of “The Tell-Tale Heart”.
What kind of MOOD does it inspire?
Listen to the first few paragraphs of the audio.
Is the TONE positive, negative or neurtal?
What words give it that tone?

16. Processing Write a summary. Make sure to include the following:
1. The definition of tone and mood
2. Example of words that set a tone and what kind of mood these words set.
3. Give an example of a book or movie and describe the tone (words they use) and mood (environment) of this book