Exit Ticket: Analyzing tone and mood

Exit Ticket · Grade 8 · English Language Arts

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Short Answer Questions

• Q1. Choose a word or phrase from today's lesson and explain how it contributes to the tone of the text. Use specific evidence to support your answer.

• Q2. Describe the mood of the text we analyzed today. How did the author's word choices make you feel as a reader, and why?

Reflection

• What is one strategy you used today to identify tone or mood, and how confident do you feel applying it independently? What would help you feel more confident?

Multiple Choice

• Q1. Which best describes the difference between tone and mood?

  • Tone is how the reader feels; mood is how the author feels
  • Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject; mood is the emotional atmosphere the reader experiences
  • Tone and mood are two words for the same literary concept
  • Tone refers to the plot; mood refers to the setting

  Answer: Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject; mood is the emotional atmosphere the reader experiences

• Q2. An author uses words like 'crumbling,' 'hollow,' and 'forgotten' to describe an old house. What tone do these word choices most likely create?

  • Optimistic and hopeful
  • Humorous and lighthearted
  • Gloomy and desolate
  • Angry and bitter

  Answer: Gloomy and desolate

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