PPT-Setting Mood and Tone

What is Setting Setting provides the s urroundings in which a scene takes place it can also provide a time period Think about the where and the when in a story Setting is NOT the characters in a work of literature. Mrs. Terry, Language Arts. Objective. By the end of the lesson, each student will be able to analyze the relevance of setting to the mood and tone of the novel they are reading in their reading response journals. Responses will be evaluated using a standards-based rubric.. Learning Targets. I can define what tone and mood mean and explain the difference between the two. . I can identify the mood of various works and explain how I know.. I can identify the tone of various works and explain how I know. . What is the . SETTING. of a story?. How does the . SETTING. impact the . MOOD . of a story? Give an example. . What is the difference between . TONE . and . MOOD. ?. Examples in Text. During the holidays, my mother's house glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder. . What’s the Dif?. Examples in writing. "Oh! No mortal could support . the horror . of that countenance. A mummy again endued with animation could not be so . hideous. as that . wretch. . I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was . Today we will distinguish the difference between tone and mood.. Objectives:. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hGhtmzTOEE&feature=related. Watching film evokes certain emotions and feelings from the viewer with the images, music, dialogue, etc. In the same way, writing evokes responses from the reader with the choice of words and writing style.. Tone: The way the author creates the mood or the author’s attitude (what the author does to make you feel a certain way).. Example: punctuation (style), diction, repetition, sentence length. The story is full of suspense, mystery and fear by utilizing POV and a variety of different sights and sounds. Poe interlinks the sounds, senses, imagery and diction, and uses one to reinforce another in order to create a perfect and horrific and suspenseful mood. As a reader reads the story they will be immersed by atmosphere the author creates and continually be frightened.. How authors spice it up!!!. Mood, Tone, and Style. Think of a story as a homemade meal. The basic ingredients – plot, characters, setting, and theme – need some spice, a unique flavor. . Authors can add this flavor by creating certain moods and by using a certain attitude or tone to deliver the message.. narrative!. A narrative is a story and stories have a beginning, middle, and an . end.. Mood is established by using the following:. Weather Words. Windy. Snowy. Blustery. Cloudy. Rainy. Gloomy. Clear. Overall feeling of the work (Atmosphere). The emotions the reader feels . WHILE. reading . Images, dialogue, setting & plot are used to create mood. Words that describe mood:. Identify the mood. What is Mood?. How are Tone and Mood Effective in Writing?. WHAT IS MOOD?. Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. . It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. . is the overall feelings or emotions that are created IN THE READER. . The . “power of the pen” can move mountains. . Authors . “move” their readers’ moods through their choice of words and level of detail.. Tone: The . writer’s . attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the . way . feelings are expressed. . Conveyed through the use of:. Diction (the words that the author uses in his/her writing). What do we mean when we ask you to define the tone and mood of a particular passage?. Date. Today’s Warm-up:. Tone. . Tone is not an action but an attitude. It is not explained or explicit like a setting. . Tone and Mood “Boy, watch your tone when speaking to me” Tone: The writer’s attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the way feelings are expressed.