Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Literary Elements and Techniques | Tone and Mood

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

4, 5, 6

Overview

Explore the difference between tone and mood in this animated video from WNET through definitions and examples from poetry and prose. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a text.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

    ELA21.4.10

    Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.4.10

    Vocabulary

    • Interpret
    • Figurative language

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Strategies to identify word meaning in context.
    • Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Explain the meaning of words and phrases that are specific to the text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

    ELA21.5.12

    Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.5.12

    Vocabulary

    • Domain-specific vocabulary
    • Academic vocabulary
    • Figurative language

    Knowledge

    Student know:
    • Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
    • Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.
    • Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.
    • Strategies to determine the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns in text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Interpret the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary, academic vocabulary, and figurative language as they are used in texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are multiple strategies they can use to interpret the meaning of academic and domain-specific vocabulary, including using context clues in the text, their background knowledge, the morphological structure of the word, and outside resources.
    • Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

    ELA21.6.4

    Describe the use of literary devices in prose and poetry, including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, tone, imagery, irony, symbolism, and mood, and indicate how they support interpretations of the text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.6.4

    Vocabulary

    • Literary devices
    • Prose
    • Poetry
    • Simile
    • Metaphor
    • Personification
    • Onomatopoeia
    • Hyperbole
    • Tone
    • Imagery
    • Irony
    • Symbolism
    • Mood

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Authors of prose and poetry often include literary devices and figurative language in a text to create a particular tone and mood.
    • Analyzing literary devices that are used in a text can support a personal interpretation of a text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify literary devices in prose and poetry, including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, tone, imagery, irony, symbolism, and mood.
    • Describe how an author's use of literary devices in prose and poetry supports their interpretation of the text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Authors use figurative language and literary devices to develop tone and mood in their writing.
    • Analyzing an author's use of literary devices in a text can help them interpret and comprehend the text.
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    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
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