Mood and Tone Mini Lesson Notes & Activities for Middle School
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*2021 Update* This is the first step to get your students to start thinking about how and why an author chooses the words they use. With this mini lesson, you will teach your middle school students the meaning of tone and mood and how to identify it in text. It is a great starting off point for any analyzing text unit.
What's Included:
1. Google Slides Presentation: 14 creative and colorful slides that will help your students understand the basics of tone and mood.
2. Vocabulary and Definitions: Introduces and explains- tone and mood. There is also a Quizizz vocabulary practice embedded into the slides!
3. Whole Class Practice: Several practice activities for tone and mood techniques along with 3 movie clips that students can use to practice identifying tone and mood. (Answer key Included)
4. Student Practice: This can be used independently or with a partner. Students will look the picture provided and determine a mood. Then, they will write a short story based off of the picture that conveys the mood. The 5 Quest activities can be completed digitally on the google slides or on paper.
5. Answer Key and Instructions: Find your instructions, links, and answer key all on one PDF document.
6. Video that goes with this lesson: https://youtu.be/FP_DGIumkho
*BONUS: Cute Mood and Tone Printable Word List. 30 positive and negative words students can use to describe the mood and tone. ($2.50 value!)
Delivery:
Google Slides Links
PDF Copies
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