Transcript TONE AND MOOD

TONE AND MOOD
What feeling does the above photo give you? Be specific as to why it
gives you that feeling. Explain in three to five sentences.
Teacher’s Answer
The picture gave me a forlorn feeling. The fact that the space is
pretty much empty besides a couple of trees makes it feel lonely.
The black and white color of the photo add to this making it appear
lifeless. The trees are bare and have no color and the shadows of
trees darken the space adding to its overall darkness, both literally
and figuratively.
Mood
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Defined, mood is the
feeling the reader or
viewer gets while reading
or watching.
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Remember the "m" for
"my feelings"
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What is the girl's mood?
How would you describe the mood of each
person?
How does a writer create mood
(atmosphere)?
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The setting
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Word choices/Choosing words that have particular
connotations
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Sentence structure
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Figurative language
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Point of view
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Author 's tone
Mood and Setting
The author would describe this setting in
writing or use this setting in a film if he or she
wanted to create what mood?
The author would describe this setting in writing or use
this setting in a film if he or she wanted to create what
mood?
The author would describe this setting in writing or use
this setting in a film if he or she wanted to create what
mood?
Watch your mood ring change!
• There may be, and usually
is, more than one mood
that is elicited from a piece
of literature.
• Just think of the last movie
you watched...
• For example, the movie
Avatar has romance,
suspense, humor….
However, setting isn 't everything! A empty, barren landscape or a cemetery
can be cheery just as a wedding can be horrifying. It all depends on the details
the writer chooses to include.
The old house above could be describe in many different ways: spooky,
mysterious, peaceful, tranquil, nostalgic....etcetera.
Mood and Connotation
• Most words have a dictionary definition
(denotation) and a connotation.
• Connotation goes hand in hand with mood.
• The words that are used help to set the mood
• Grey
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A mixture of black and white (denotation)
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Depressing, sad, and gloomy (connotation)
Mood and Connotation
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Since everyone reacts emotionally to certain words,
writers often deliberately select words that they think
will influence your reactions and appeal to your
emotions.
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All words have either a positive, negative or neutral
connotation.
Anorexic vs. Slim vs. Skinny
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What is the difference?
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Nothing really as far denotation goes
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Skinny sounds more judgmental and less flattering
than slim.
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Anorexic sounds unappealing and unhealthy; it usually
conjures up images of sickly looking people.
Discuss the different moods and
connotations of words within the
groups
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Creepy, weird, unusual
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Empty, unoccupied, deserted
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Horrified, scared, sickened
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Happy, ecstatic, elated, content
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Strut, walk, skip, waltz, march
Read the following sentences and choose the word that best fits
the mood intended. How would the mood change if choose if the
others were used?
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"You look lovely in that blue dress; it shows off
your __________ figure."
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skinny slender thin
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Everyone in the office respects Lori because of
her kind but __________ attitude.
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bossy assertive domineering
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"Here's a scholarship that you might qualify for,"
said Huck’s advisor. "It's for people who are
__________ ."
poverty-stricken underprivileged poor
Mood and Sentence Structures
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Sometimes mood is affected by sentence structure.
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You could use a long compound sentence to
create a calm or peaceful mood.
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Maybe a series of short sentences for suspense.
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Maybe fragments to create confusion.
What is the mood of the following
statement? Which words connotatively
help establish that mood?
The
mysterious man stumbled down the
cold, dark alley, pulling his coat tightly
around him in the midnight air.
More practice with mood and
connotation
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List 5 words that a writer would use to create a
"mysterious" or " spooky" mood.
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List 5 words that a writer would use to create a
peaceful mood.
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List 5 words
Mood and figurative language
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The author’s use of figurative language, such
as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, and
personification and sensory details can affect
the overall mood.
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Read the excerpt from “The Raven” on the slide
and discuss
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Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into
smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it
wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven thou," I said,
"art sure no craven,
Ghastly, grim, and ancient raven, wandering from the
nightly shore.
Tell me what the lordly name is on the Night's
Plutonian shore."
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
Common Mood Words
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There is a nice list of positive, negative, and neutral tone
and mood words available at:
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http://s.spachman.tripod.com/SummerWork/tone_mood.d
oc
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http://www.blms.issaquah.wednet.edu/Teachers/greninger
h/Tone-Moodwkst.pdf
Literature Examples: Describe the
mood of the following passages.
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... And so the days passed. David
lost count of them, for it was dark
all the time and there was nothing
to distinguish day from night. Once
he woke he picked up the strange
bottle by mistake for his own, and
after that he took a drink from it
every time staying awake any
longer grew too much for him, for
he discovered that drinking from it
soon made him feel sleepy. It
tasted good, too - a little strong
perhaps but not unpleasant and
then he could sleep a while longer.
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I Am David by Anne Holm
Describe the mood of the following
passages.
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“My room belongs to an
alien. It is a postcard of
who I was in the fifth
grade. It is a demented
phase when I thought
that roses should cover
everything and pink was
a great color. “
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Speak by Laurie Halse
Anderson
Describe the mood of the following
passages.
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“Do this!” I command myself.
Clenching my jaw, I dig my
hands under Glimmer’s
body, get a hold on what
must be her rib cage, and
force her onto her stomach.
I can’t help it, I’m
hyperventilating now, the
whole thing is so
nightmarish and I’m losing
my grip on what’s real. “
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Mood and Tone
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Tone is the author’s attitude
or feelings toward his or her
subject.
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The author’s tone often
affects the reader’s
emotions.
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For example, the teacher is
yelling at the student. Her
tone is what? What is the
student’s mood? What
would yours be? The
teacher's tone affects the
student’s mood
Tone and Mood may be the
same…
Sometimes
the tone and mood are the same.
For example, the adopt-a-child
commercials…sympathetic tone which evokes
sympathy from viewer.
Tone and Mood are often different
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For example, news
articles usually have an
objective tone.
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However, suppose you
read an article about a
new mall going up. What
would your mood be?
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What if it was a news
article about a cold
blooded murder? What
would your mood be?
Mood vs. Tone
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The adorable children flitted through the park, making
patterns in the grass as they went. (mood: playful,
tone: peaceful, positive)
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The wild children stamped though the park, flatting
grass as they went. (mood: rowdy, tone: negative,
disapproval)
Practice
You
walk into a restaurant wearing a cut off
tee and gym shorts. Everyone else is dressed
in suits.
The tone of the restaurant is __________
Your mood or feelings are likely to
be________
Practice
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If a writer wanted to make you feel scared
(mood) what tone of voice would he or she use?
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If a writer uses a sarcastic tone you are likely to
feel what mood?
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If a writer wants to make you feel tense or on
edge? Sympathetic?
Practice
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Read the following
passages and answer the
follow up questions.
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I whirled round, and there, on one of those dry gravel beds,
was the biggest snake I had ever seen. He was sunning
himself, after the cold night, and he must have been asleep
when Antonia screamed. When I turned, he was lying in long
loose waves, like a letter “W.” He twitched and began to coil
slowly. He was not merely a big snake, I thought – he was a
circus monstrosity. His abominable muscularity, his
loathsome, fluid motion, somehow made me sick. He was as
thick as my leg and looked as if millstones couldn’t crush the
disgusting vitality out of him. He lifted his hideous little head,
and rattled. I didn’t run because I didn’t think of it – if my back
had been against a stone wall I couldn’t have felt more
cornered. I saw his coils tighten – now he would spring,
spring his length, I remembered. I ran up and drove at his
head with my spade, struck him fairly across the neck, and in
a minute he was all about my feet in way loops.
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from My Antonia,Willa Cather
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1. Does feeling does the author want to get in this
passage (mood): a pleasant or unpleasant one?
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Find three words or phrases whose connotation
contribute to this feeling.
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Find two examples of figurative language that
contributes to this.
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2. How would you describe the narrator’s attitude or
feelings toward the snake?
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The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh
warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming
profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the
village began to gather in the square, between the post office
and the bank, around ten o'clock; in some towns there were
so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be
started on June 2th. but in this village, where there were only
about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than
two hours, so it could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and
still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for
noon dinner.
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From The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
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What is the mood of the passage? Tell two ways
this mood was conveyed.
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The tone of the passage is objective. Explain
why.
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Iguacu Falls, which sit on the border between
Argentina and Brazil, are said to make Niagara look
like a leaky faucet. The great cataracts stretch for two
and a half miles across lushly foliaged rocky out
croppings before plunging a staggering two hundred
and thirty feet into the river below. The falls region is
densely forested, and is home to a wide variety of
plants and animals, including a number of
endangered ones. It is a paradise where parrots dive
and swoop through the spray, butterflies cavort
among the tropical plants and coatis, and giant otters
and anteaters amble through the trees. The foliage
itself varies between tropical and deciduous with
orchids blushing in the shade of pines and ferns
nodding gracefully in the shadow of fruit trees
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The author’s attitude toward Iguacu Falls can best
be described as which of the following?
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A. Overweening pride.
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B. Positive appreciation.
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C. Mild acceptance.
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D. Apathetic objectivity.
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E. Cautious optimism.
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Find three words or phrases that help to convey
this tone.
2.
Find three sensory details that help to convey this
tone.
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What mood does the passage elicit?
In groups you will be given a slip of paper with
a tone word.
• You are to write a letter to a fake boyfriend or
girlfriend conveying that tone. You may not
use the word on your slip of paper
• The other groups will listen to your letter to
guess the tone and explain how it was
conveyed (student will read it in a monotone
voice).
• They will tell the mood or the way they would
feel if they were the receiver of this letter.
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More Practice
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http://wps.ablongman.co
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