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……to support the authorto support the author’’s purposes purpose

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MOOD is the overall feelings or emotions MOOD is the overall feelings or emotions that are created IN THE READER. that are created IN THE READER.

The The ““power of the penpower of the pen”” can move can move mountains. mountains.

Authors Authors ““movemove”” their readers their readers’’ moods moods through their choice of words and level through their choice of words and level of detail.of detail.

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During the holidays, my mother's house glittered During the holidays, my mother's house glittered with decorations and hummed with with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder. our terrible voices and then sing even louder.

Mood:Mood: Content, happy. How do we know? Words Content, happy. How do we know? Words like "warm, excited, glitteredlike "warm, excited, glittered”” are used by the are used by the author.author.

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After New Year's the time came to put all the After New Year's the time came to put all the decorations away and settle in for the long, cold decorations away and settle in for the long, cold winter. The house seemed to sigh as we boxed winter. The house seemed to sigh as we boxed up its finery. The tree was dry and brittle, and up its finery. The tree was dry and brittle, and now waited forlornly by the side of the road to now waited forlornly by the side of the road to be picked up. be picked up.

Mood:Mood: Dreary, depressed. How do we know? Dreary, depressed. How do we know? "cold, sigh, brittle, forlornly""cold, sigh, brittle, forlornly"

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Again, identifying the mood of a piece Again, identifying the mood of a piece of writing will depend on the number of writing will depend on the number of descriptive words you know to of descriptive words you know to answer the question: How did this answer the question: How did this paragraph, this passage, this story paragraph, this passage, this story make the character or make you make the character or make you feel?feel?

Mood: Mood: ““A Gift in His ShoesA Gift in His Shoes””Donovan and Larry were early for Donovan and Larry were early for

baseball practice. They decided to run up and baseball practice. They decided to run up and down the bleachers to exercise before the rest down the bleachers to exercise before the rest of the team arrived.of the team arrived.

Larry was first to the top. He whispered Larry was first to the top. He whispered to Donovan, to Donovan, ““Look over there.Look over there.”” He pointed to He pointed to a man sleeping on the highest, narrow bench a man sleeping on the highest, narrow bench of the bleachers. His pants and shirt were of the bleachers. His pants and shirt were faded, worn, and too large for his thin frame. faded, worn, and too large for his thin frame. One big toe stuck out of a huge hole in his One big toe stuck out of a huge hole in his sock. His scraped-up shoes sat a few feet sock. His scraped-up shoes sat a few feet away.away.

Donovan whispered, Donovan whispered, ““We should help him We should help him out. Letout. Let’’s hide something good in his shoes. s hide something good in his shoes. Then, when he wakes up, he will have a nice Then, when he wakes up, he will have a nice surprise.surprise.””

Mood: Mood: ““A Gift in His ShoesA Gift in His Shoes””

How would you describe the mood of How would you describe the mood of this passage?this passage?

a.a. AngryAngry

b.b. DetachedDetached

c.c. SympatheticSympathetic

Evidence?Evidence?

Mood: Mood: ““Where Can They Where Can They Stay?Stay?””About three million people have to look About three million people have to look

for a place to sleep at night. Some for a place to sleep at night. Some homeless people have jobs but do not earn homeless people have jobs but do not earn nearly enough money for both food and nearly enough money for both food and shelter. Some become homeless because shelter. Some become homeless because they have an unfortunate accident or lose they have an unfortunate accident or lose their job. They do not have any back-up their job. They do not have any back-up resources to make it through the hard times. resources to make it through the hard times.

The homeless face terrible problems. The homeless face terrible problems. Many become victims of violence. Serious Many become victims of violence. Serious health problems may begin because they health problems may begin because they are exposed to bad weather and unclean are exposed to bad weather and unclean conditions. Homeless children may miss the conditions. Homeless children may miss the chance to go to school. Worst of all, some chance to go to school. Worst of all, some cities pass laws that make it even harder on cities pass laws that make it even harder on the homeless.the homeless.

Mood: Mood: ““Where Can They Where Can They Stay?Stay?””

How would you describe the mood of How would you describe the mood of this passage? CAN you describe the this passage? CAN you describe the mood of this passage?mood of this passage?

In non-fiction, expository (report-like) In non-fiction, expository (report-like) pieces of writing, there is usually not pieces of writing, there is usually not enough enough ‘‘hintshints’’ to produce a mood for to produce a mood for the reader. Itthe reader. It’’s just factual s just factual information. information. (Of course, this doesn(Of course, this doesn ’’t mean it inhibits t mean it inhibits you to think about it! Again, you to think about it! Again, ““the power of pen has moved the power of pen has moved mountains.mountains.””))

What’s My Mood?What’s My Mood?

Directions:Directions:1.1. With a partner, choose two childrenWith a partner, choose two children’’s s

books from the basket on your table.books from the basket on your table.2.2. Take turns reading the books aloud with Take turns reading the books aloud with

your partner.your partner.3.3. Complete the MOOD form:Complete the MOOD form:

– Determine the Determine the moodmood in each book. in each book.– Use details to support your decision.Use details to support your decision.