WRITE NOW: For each emoticon, write the emotion it is trying to convey. How does each

one make you feel?

IDENTIFYING MOOD IN LITERATURE

DEFINITIONS Mood: The mood is the feeling the reader (you!) gets from reading the

text. Tone: The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience (what voice do

you imagine the author reading/talking?)

MOOD CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE Hopeful Joyful Cheerful Joyous Playful Peaceful

Gloomy Violent Tense Suspicious Heartbroken Painful

Do Now: With your partner, develop 2 more positive words, 2 negative words, and 2 neutral words

HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL? LET’S WATCH Watch the two trailers. For each, write down words about how you feel while watching (or how you

believe the audience is SUPPOSED to feel) Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7gg1V0oak Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frUPnZMxr08

THINK: WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY? What did the director do to create the various moods?

Pacing Editing of shots Colors and filters Music Volume

CREATING MOOD Musicians create different moods for their songs in many ways:

Word choice in lyrics Speed of music Rhythm and choice of instruments Imagery and figurative language

IDENTIFYING MOOD IN MUSIC Listen to the love song clips and read the lyrics. For each, answer the question: What mood does the song writer create for

the listener? What image comes to mind? Be prepared to support your answer with details (i.e. word choice, tempo, rhythm, etc.)

Song 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sds5SpNd1Mw Song 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WP43WfbXTU Song 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AW9C3-qWug Song 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mTw7t8ndaw

THINK ABOUT INSTAGRAM… You can change the mood of a

picture Poses Lighting Props Filters Frames Angles

WHAT’S THE MOOD? In your group, you will identify the mood of your picture Answer the following questions: What mood does the photographer create for the viewer? How did they create this mood? Be prepared to support your answer the details.

HOW DO WRITERS CREATE MOOD? Writers create mood like songwriters and photographers. They use

Word choice Descriptive language Tone Imagery Dialogue Punctuation Sentence length and structure

IDENTIFYING MOOD  Spring Garden

Stunningly dressed flower stalksStand shimmering in the breeze.The cheerful sun hides playfullyBehind white, fluffy, cotton-ball clouds,While trees whisper secretsTo their rustling leaves.Carpets of grass greenly glowBlending joyfully with the day.Spring brings life to death.

Word choice Descriptive language Tone Imagery Dialogue Punctuation Sentence length and structure