Students are asked to please complete the following:
1. Please write down the definition of the next concept, MOOD:
Mood in a text can be described as “the emotion that the author intended for the audience to feel.” Pay close attention to that word “intended“; the author hopes and wants for us, the readers, to feel a certain way during and after reading the text. NOTE: We may never feel that emotion for any number of reasons, but we need to use our Grade 12 level analytical skills to infer (make our best guess) as to what emotion the author most likely wanted us to feel. So, to sum up, the author INTENDS for us to feel a certain way but that may not mesh with what we ACTUALLY feel.
For example:
A) Have you ever seen a movie / TV show / YouTube video that your friends told you was very scary / exciting / disgusting, etc. but then when you watched it, you actually didn’t feel that feeling at all?B) The recent movie PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 could be another example. I have had students tell me that although the movie was INTENDED to make them feel scared, it ACTUALLY didn’t make them feel scared at all.
2. Once you have the definition of MOOD, can you now please complete the activity sheet from yesterday about the story DON’T TURN ON THE LIGHT, which can also be found at the link below.
3. Please visit the site of The Darwin Awards, find a true story that interests you and complete the following:
a. Decide on the TOPIC and the THEME of your story.
b. Decide what the INTENDED MOOD was — as opposed to your ACTUAL MOOD.
c. What AGE GROUP is most likely the INTENDED AGE GROUP for this website? What specific evidence helps you make this decision?
Thank you and good luck!
