6.3.R.4.h
Description:
Students will evaluate literary devices to support interpretations of literary texts:
tone
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6C
Exemplars
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-26
F-26
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1548 words
Author: Cullen Murphy
Synopsis: What is a huge cookie-shaped slab of earth doing in the middle of nowhere?
Excerpt:
"At first, people thought we were pulling a hoax," Rick recalled. Robert Bianchi, after visiting the mysterious spot, dismissed the possibility of a hoax. "For one thing," he explained, "if it were a hoax, nobody would have pulled it in the middle of nowhere."
Question:
In this excerpt, the tone of Bianchi's remark could be described as
- practical.
- threatening.
- desperate.
- impatient.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you are making a movie version of a fictional selection. Describe how you would shoot scenes from the selection to convey an appropriate mood and tone.
Evaluator
Organization:
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