1. “The Devil and Tom Walker” Pg. 152-161

2. Literary Term Mood  Overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play or poem  Intangible – you can’t point to mood in a text  Setting is a good place to start to identify a story’s mood. Details of time and place / how does the setting make you feel?  Also, consider both word choice and plot. How are things described…. or how does the story end?  The mood can typically be identified with 1 or 2 adjectives (romantic, gloomy, threatening, etc.)  Even though you may sense several moods, there will always be one dominant feeling.

3. “The Devil and Tom Walker” Three-part writing assignment  Part 1 - Prediction As you read this story, take notes in chart form (see below). Identify clues that suggest or foreshadow what may happen further along in the story. Then, make a prediction based on that clue. Later, note what actually happens. Clue  Prediction  What actually happens  Part 2 - Characteristics of Romanticism Using your notes, identify the characteristics of this story that make it an example of American Romanticism.  Part 3 - Mood How would you describe the mood of this story? Why do assign that particular mood? Find evidence in the story to support your chosen mood.