How Authors Create Mood

Tone vs. Mood
How Authors Create Mood
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Literacy

This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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Tone vs. Mood
How Authors Create Mood

Slide 1 - Slide

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Slide 2 - Video

00:11
In your own words, explain what the mood of a story is.

Slide 3 - Open question

00:41
What is the mood when you are watching this clip?

Slide 4 - Open question

00:47
What is your mood while watching this clip?

Slide 5 - Open question

01:18
What mood did the circled words create?
A
Confused
B
Jealous
C
Calm
D
Predatory

Slide 6 - Quiz

01:35
What is the mood of this sentence? What words helped create this mood?

Slide 7 - Open question

02:11
What is the mood of this passage?
A
Nervous
B
Numb
C
Hot
D
Frustrated

Slide 8 - Quiz

02:37
What is the mood of this passage? What words helped create this mood?

Slide 9 - Open question

03:02
What is the mood created by this setting?
A
Gloomy
B
Happy
C
Frantic
D
Calm

Slide 10 - Quiz

03:25
What is the mood of this passage? What created this mood?

Slide 11 - Open question

Ways that author's
create mood

Slide 12 - Mind map

Watch the two following videos. While watching, pay attention to your mood (your feelings as you watch). Take note of how this mood is created. You will be asked at the end of the second video to compare the moods of the clips and the reason for difference in moods. 

Slide 13 - Slide

Slide 14 - Video

Slide 15 - Video

Study this list of sample mood words. 

Slide 16 - Slide

How does the mood of the two trailers for the movie Frozen contrast? What created these different moods?

Slide 17 - Open question