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Tone, Mood, Theme, and Motif PPTTone, Mood, Theme, and Motif PPT
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District 186 Springfield Public Schools
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Tone, Mood, Theme, and Motif

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It's all well and good when you're asked to identify a speaker's tone using his or her body language, facial expression, and pitch and emphasis. Identifying the tone of a written passage is another challenge entirely. Check out an informative presentation that defines related literary terms like tone, mood, theme, and motif.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

literary devices, tone, mood, literary themes, universal themes, motifs, diction, point of view, syntax, setting, plot, symbols

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign groups a pair of terms (symbol/motif, motif/theme, tone/mood) and ask them to prepare a presentation that clarifies the distinction between the two terms

Classroom Considerations

  • Instructions should be prepared to offer examples from works the class has studied

Pros

  • Includes a list of important tone and mood words
  • Examples are clear and succinct
  • Makes a clear distinction between tone and mood

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 RL.11-12.2

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