Mood

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Mood NotesThursday, January 24, 2008
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Mood

• Mood is the atmosphere of a story.  It is
  reflected in character emotions, and works with
  other elements--such as the setting--to shape the
  overall tone of the whole story.

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• Sample Passage
• I walked down the hall in a daze. Dally had
  taken the car and I started the long walk home in
  a stupor. Johnny was dead. But he wasnt. That
  still body in the hospital wasnt Johnny. Johnny
  was somewhere else-maybe asleep in the lot, or
  playing the pinball machine in the bowling alley,
  or sitting on the steps of the church in
  Windrixville.
• -from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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Mood continued...

• Sample Passage
• I heard someone coming up through the dead
  leaves toward the back of the church, and I
  ducked inside the door. Then I heard a whistle,
  long and low, ending in a sudden high note. I
  knew that whistle well enough. It was used by us
  and the Shepard gang for Whos there? I
  returned it carefully, then darted out the door
  so fast I fell off the steps and sprawled flat
  under Johnnys nose.
• -from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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Mood continued...

• Sample Passage
• "It was on a dreary night of November that I
  beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an
  anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I
  collected the instruments of life around me, that
  I might infuse a spark of life into the lifeless
  thing at my feet. It was already one in the
  morning the rain pattered dismally against the
  panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when,
  by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I
  saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open..."
• -from Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN

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• WHAT EMOTION DO YOU WANT YOUR AUDIENCE TO FEEL???

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Tone NotesTuesday, January 29, 2008
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What Is Tone in Writing?

• Tone is defined as the writers or speakers
  attitude toward the subject, character, and the
  audience.
• Tone is conveyed primarily through the authors
  choice of diction, imagery, details, language,
  and sentence structure.

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Tone Continued

• Very young children can sense a speakers
  attitude in tone of voice. For that matter, even
  a dog understands the tone of his masters voice.
• You lazy old cur, how are you today? Did
  anyone ever tell you that you are absolutely
  useless? Wish I could be as useless as you
  are.
• The dog wags his tail, enjoying the attention and
  kindness of his masters voice despite the
  literal meaning of the words.

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Tone Example

• How many different ways can you change the
  meaning of the following conversation?
• John Youre late! John This!
• Mary I know. I couldnt help it.
• John I understand.
• Mary I knew you would.
• John I have something for you.
• Mary Really? What?

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Tone Continued

• DIDLS (diction, images, details, language, and
  sentence structure) will help you remember the
  basic elements of tone. They all help to create
  the authors or speakers attitude toward the
  subject and audience.

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Diction

• Diction the connotation of the word choice.
  (connotation- different word, similar meaning)
• Examples How does the word laugh differ if
  you substitute one of these words? Guffaw,
  chuckle, titter, giggle, cackle, snicker, roar

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Diction

• Try writing other words that mean much the same
  as these words, but have different connotations
• Happy
• Funny
• Upset

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Images

• Imagery understanding writing through the
  senses.
• SEE, TOUCH, TASTE, SMELL, SOUND
• Examples Bob could understand why Sally didnt
  like his kiss he could feel her throat.
• The dogs fur was soft and short, but his tongue
  was slobbery.

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Details

• Details facts given by the author or speaker as
  support for the attitude or tone.
• Example How important are the details of an
  automobile accident if told by a witness to the
  wreck, the driver of the car, the police officer
  in his report, or the insurance agent
  investigating the accident?

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Language
WHATZ UP HOMEY!
Gracias

• Language the overall use of language such as
  formal, clinical, jargon (slang)
• Examples
• When I told dad that I goofed that exam, he blew
  his top. (slang)
• A close examination of the most reliable current
  economic indexes justifies the conclusion that
  the next year will witness a continuation of the
  present, upward market trend. (formal, educated)

OPTOMETRIST
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Sentence Structure

• Sentence Structure how structure affects the
  readers attitude
• Examples
• Short sentences are used for emphasis (Do it
  now!) or for passion (I love you) or when being
  flippant (Yeah, right!).
• Longer sentences suggest a more thoughtful
  response. (I would really like for you to do
  your homework now rather than after dinner.)

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Writing Assignment

• Choose a place that can put you in a positive or
  negative mood.
• Write a short descriptive story of your special
  place and create a mood using DIDLS.
• Example

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Example
Language

• My Car
• When I am driving in my car I feel untouchable. I
  sit high up in my souped up shiny, black SUV and
  grin (smile) at the miniature cars as I roll by.
  I see out the window how they stare and it makes
  me feel beautiful. DANG!! Im hot.

Diction
Sentence Structure
Imagery
Detail