MOODThe feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader is the mood.

TONETone is the attitude a writer takes toward a

subject.

* The author will use imagery to tell how he feels

DIFFERENT PLACES MOOD & TONE ARE FOUND

• MUSIC• ART• ORAL COMMUNICATION• WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

MUSICMUSIC• Mood can be

interpreted in music simply by listening to its tempo (fast or slow) and volume (loud or soft).

• Mood and tone can be interpreted in a song by listening to both its music and lyrics or words.

On your iPad listen to the piece “Flight of the Bumblebee”.

What mood does “Flight of the Bumblebee” create for you?

On your iPad listen to the piece Bagatelle:

What mood does “Bagatelle” create for you?

ORAL COMMUNICATION• It is relatively easy to interpret

someone’s tone when they are talking to you because you can see and hear them.

• Similar to music, a person’s tone can be determined by how fast or slow and how loud or soft they are talking.

• Another clue to someone’s tone is their facial expressions and body language.

• The best clue of all in determining someone’s tone is

by what they say!

Click on the following links and answer the following questions.

Trailer #1Trailer #2

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. List some words that would tell the tone of trailer #1 ?

2. List some words that would tell the tone of trailer #2 ?

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION• Interpreting mood/tone in

writing is more challenging because you can not hear the tone (like in music or speech) and you can not see the tone (like in art).

• Writers use words to create pictures and sounds in our minds, so we can interpret their tone towards the subject they are writing about.

• These same words give us a certain feeling when we read them (mood).

• Once again, moods can vary!

PRACTICE1. Read the passage

from Sandra Cisneros’ novel The House on Mango Street

But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb. Out back is a small garage for the car we don’t own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side. There are stairs in our house, but they’re ordinary hallway stairs, and the house has only one washroom. Everybody has to share a bedroom-Mama and Papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny.

But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb. Out back is a small garage for the car we don’t own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side. There are stairs in our house, but they’re ordinary hallway stairs, and the house has only one washroom. Everybody has to share a bedroom-Mama and Papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny.

CATEGORIZING MOOD/TONE WORDS

+ / - /

•POSITIVE

•GOOD

•HAPPY

•NEGATIVE

•BAD

•SAD

QuestionWhat is Sandra Cisneros’ attitude towards the house on Mango Street? Be sure to support your answer with evidence from the passage.

Answer Stem• Sandra Cisneros felt ________________

about the house because she described it as “…

WRITING PRACTICE1. Pick a tone word from the next slide.2. Think of a time you felt that way towards

someone or something.3. For one minute, share your experience

with your partner.4. Now write a paragraph about your

experience without using the tone word, a variation of the tone word, or its meaning.

Tone Words

• Positive Tone/Attitude Words Amiable, Amused, Appreciative, Authoritative,

Benevolent, Brave, Calm,Cheerful, Cheery, Compassionate, Complimentary, Confident, Consoling, Content, Dreamy, Ecstatic, Elated, Elevated, Encouraging, Energetic, Enthusiastic, Excited, Exuberant, Fanciful, Friendly, Happy, Hopeful, Impassioned, Jovial, Joyful, Jubilant, Lighthearted, Loving, Optimistic, Passionate, Peaceful

• Negative Tone/Attitude Words Accusing, Aggravated, Agitated, Angry,

Apathetic, Arrogant, Artificial, Audacious, Belligerent, Bitter, Boring, Brash, Childish, Choleric, Coarse, Cold, Condemnatory, Condescending, Contradictory, Critical, Desperate, Disappointed, Disgruntled, Disgusted, Disinterested, Facetious,