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Curated OER

Trees as Symbols: Composing Poetry and Creating Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars analyze the tree as a symbol, sharing ideas in class discussion. They use art as the basis for a creative writing assignment in poetry or represent a selected poem with an original student drawing.
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Curated OER

Finding Buck Henry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read and demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process via the novel "Finding Buck Henry." They recognize complex elements of plot. Students analyze devices used to develop characters in...
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Curated OER

Incorporating Thoreau And Theatre

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the writings of Thoreau. They read passages orally and look for words of imagery in the text. Students also answer a series of questions and they convert passages of writing into theatrical presentations in order to...
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Curated OER

The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...
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Curated OER

Romanticism, Realism and Transcendentalism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Correct two sentences on overhead and complete one analogy,Define word meanings, synonyms, antonyms, variant forms and word parts for five words,interpret ?The Devil and Tom Walker? -respond to teacher-directed questions -discuss...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet

For Students 6th - 7th
In this motion picture worksheet, students analyze a motion picture and complete information for pre-viewing and then viewing the picture. Students also answer several post-viewing sections.
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Curated OER

Word Bank; Theater

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils are given a word bank relating to theater. In this word bank lesson, students are introduced to a list of words and their definitions. Pupils then build their vocabulary regarding theatrical concepts.
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Curated OER

Dialogue Disguises

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read a story out loud to a partner and change their voices and expressions when depicting specific characters. In this language arts lesson plan, students focus on the person's voice who is reading to them, while keeping track...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Tone and Mood

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the difference between tone and mood in this animated video [2:28] from WNET through definitions and examples from poetry and prose. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a...
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Mood

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Mood" including a definition and a discussion of mood from "Talkie List Dec 06."
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Diction and Tone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson deals primarily with diction and tone and how to recognize them in your reading. Tone is largely determined by diction or the word choices a writer makes. The process of choosing the right word involves denotation and...
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Vocabulary.com

The New Sat: Words to Capture Tone List #1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 25 words, associated with the tone of passages, from the New SAT. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Tone Worksheets and Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying an author's tone. Reinforcement for understanding author's tone is provided through the five different worksheets and a mini-lesson. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4
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ProProfs

Pro Profs: Mood and Tone Quiz

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an eight-question mulitple choice quiz over mood and tone; student read literary passages and select the correct answer. Links to related quizzes are provided.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Tone and Mood

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to texts, videos of movie clips, and a slideshow to introduce Tone and Mood.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Tone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Tone" including a definition and an example.
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Quia

Quia: Word Choice and Tone Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive series of questions assesses students' understanding of the impact of word choice on the tone of a passage. Students will identify the correct tone used in sentences, paragraphs, and poems.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Tone, Diction, and Analysis of Word Choice

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explores the connection between word choice and the author's tone.
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PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School: Symbolism, Tone, and Mood [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click through this PDF slideshow to learn what a symbol is and how symbolism is used in literature. Then learn about the difference between tone and mood and see examples of each in a poem.
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Other

Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Analyzing and Evaluating Literary Works

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Lesson plan designed for eleventh graders. Students analyze and evaluate a short story for elements of literary works such as theme, mood, word choice, imagery, tone, and main idea. Includes a student handout and a scoring guide. It...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Summertime Inspired Memoirs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By listening and then responding to multiple versions of the song "Summertime," students will understand how songs can convey various moods. Writing about a personal summertime memory, students will try to mimic a mood from one of the...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Elements of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how literary techniques like figurative language, imagery, and symbolism contribute to the overall meaning of a poem. Explore how a poet establishes and builds on a theme and the difference between tone and mood. Through a close...
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Handout
Letter Writing Guide

How to Write a Farewell Letter to Your Co Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
This student and teacher-friendly site discusses the tone that should be established in a farewell letter to an employer. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good farewell letter.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Unit: The Author's Point Is

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will focus on Main Idea, Author's Purpose, Identifying supporting details and Organizing details. Students will read a variety of Informational Text (non-fiction) to understand how stated and implied main idea effect the...

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