Tone and Mood

Wednesday, April 15th

Tone and Mood:

Are easy to confuse with one another.
BOTH are connected to the feelings and

emotions centered around a piece of writing.

BOTH can change throughout the course of a

text.

Lets pretend

Whats the difference between Rosalines tone and Juliets tone in these
two text messages?

Examples of Mood Words

Suspense
Lonely
Happy
Angry
Anxious
Tense
Suspicious
Excited
Depressed
Disgusted
Empowered

Mood?
details?

Pablo Picasso
The Old Guitarist

Mood?
details?

Not always so easy to

determine

Jackson Pollock
Convergence

Tone
The writers/speakers attitude toward the

subject of the piece, the audience, and self.

Also known as, the way feelings are
expressed.
Conveyed through the use of:
Diction or Word choice (the words that the

writer/speaker uses in his/her writing)

Point of View (the writer/speakers view and
how it affects his/her writing)
Syntax (the arrangement of words to create
sentences)
Level of Formality (how formal or informal is the
piece?)

Mood
The emotion that a reader feels after reading

or during the reading of a text. The author

creates an atmosphere that the reader feels
while reading.
Writers use different devices to create the
mood:
Dialogue (language between the characters)
Setting (where/when the story takes place, who

the characters are, etc.)

Plot (the rise and fall of action and events
throughout the text)

Review
On your sheet of paper,
Choose 1 of the 4 Tone Practice problems from

last night.
Rewrite the passage in your own words, but
without changing the TONE.

Tragedy
A narrative about serious and important

actions that end unhappily.

Usually ends with the deaths of the main
characters
In some tragedies, the disaster hits totally
innocent characters
In others, the main characters are in some
ways responsible for their downfall.

Review of Story Elements

Exposition
Rising Action
Crisis or Turning Point
Falling Action
Climax/ Resolution
How does Romeo and Juliet follow this

pattern of a story?
How does the storys MOOD change
throughout the course of the play?

With your small groups,

1. Discuss: What are each of the following story

elements for Romeo and Juliet? (Exposition, Rising

Action, Crisis/ Turning Point, Falling Action, Climax/
Resolution)
2. Discuss: What is the MOOD at each level? (Use your

word bank for help!)

3. Write: On the back of the paper, GRAPH these

events to show the progress of the ACTION.

4. Choose: A representative for your group.

Wrap-Up
What are Romeo and Juliets major FLAWS?

Period 3 Groups
Group 1: Shawn, Alma, Sammy, Josh
Group 2: Annie, Jacquelyn, Christian, Luke
Group 3: Alex C, Donovan, Gabby, Mikael,

Dane
Group 4: Gina, Arusa, Alix, Sydney
Group 5: Oshokhai, Kaitlyn, Gill, Rey

Period 6/8 Groups

Group 1: Ahjianna, Jada, Melody, Emily
Group 2: Andres, Josh, Joey, Sam
Group 3: Atianna, Emily, Kurian, Justin
Group 4: Adam, Ethan, Jessica, Bryshunna
Group 5: Martha, Keandall, Jamilah, Kajus
Group 6: Jaylen, Crystal, Evelyn, Noah

Period 9 Groups
Group 1: Mary, Micah, Ruben, Brian, Zach
Group 2: Gina, Josie, Adrian, Raghav
Group 3: Amber, Noe, Zack, Kendra
Group 4: Nayt, Dominic, Angelica, Maureen
Group 5: Tyler, Chris, Marshawn, Jessica,

Robert