Mood and Tone in Literature

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Mood and Tone in Literature

• Introduction

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Unit Essential Question

• How do mood and tone contribute to the effect of
  a literature selection?
• Mood includes the emotions or feelings produced
  by the piece, and tone describes the writers
  feelings and attitude about the subject of the
  piece. Together, they combine the feelings of
  the author and the reader and draw the reader
  deep into the action of the plot.

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Mood and Tone in Fictional Short Stories

• Selection The Tell-Tale Heart
• How do effective writers create mood in their
  short stories?
• How does visualization help readers understand
  the mood?

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Mood and Tone in Informative Nonfiction

• Selection Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition
• How does a reader analyze the tone of a news
  source?
• What are the most effective ways to analyze the
  content of a news source?

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Tone and Text Organization

• Selection Man Made Monsters
• What are the most effective ways to organize a
  nonfiction text?
• What influence can text organization have on the
  tone of a selection?

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Mood and Conflict

• Selection The Third Wish
• What influence does mood have on the conflict in
  a short story?

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Mood and Suspense

• Selection The Monkeys Paw
• How does a storys mood of suspense contribute to
  the plot?

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Mood and Tone Vocabulary

• Mood, tone, attitude, imagery, visualization,
  feature story, banner, byline, dateline,
  chronological order, compare/contrast,
  cause/effect, proposition/support, internal
  conflict, external conflict, suspense