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Literary Mood Ring

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Get some giggles from your class and build understanding of the mood of a literary piece with this printable. Pupils fill in the mood in the gem part of the ring, and write down supporting details below (inside of the actual ring). While a little bit silly, the graphic organizer shows a relationship between the mood and the details and will lift the mood of your class.

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supporting details, details, mood, literary devices, literary elements

Additional Tags

mood, supporting details, literary devices, literary elements, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Scaffold the process more fully by determining a mood as a class and allowing learners to work with a partner to find details before sharing out
  • Encourage class members to use evidence by requiring direct quotes from the text

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Unit Plan

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Identifying Themes in Literature

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CCSS: Adaptable
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5th - 6th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
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Deciding Theme

Curated OER
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4th - 6th English Language Arts
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Curated OER
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