I Am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter Lesson Plan

How Word Choice Impacts Mood

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will understand how word choice impacts the mood of a narrative.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3

Structure:

Begin the lesson with a brief discussion on mood in literature. What is it? Why is it important? What are some techniques authors use to establish mood in their writing? How is word choice vital in establishing mood? Writers always have a choice in which specific words they choose to include, and those words can drastically impact the mood of a narrative. For example, ask students to discuss the...