Here is a double-sided mood worksheet with 9 problems. It will give students practice with interpreting and expressing literary mood. Students read the passages, underline the words that help to create the mood, and then explain their answers.
Based on the readability scores for this text, Mood Worksheet 1 is recommended for students reading at grade levels 3 - 7. This text should be accessible to any student reading at a 3rd grade reading level or higher.
3rd Grade
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7th Grade
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Mood Common Core State Standards
Mood Anchor Standard
R.1 - Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.K.1 - With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RL.1.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RL.2.1 - Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. RL.3.1 - Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. RL.4.1 - Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL.5.1 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL.6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.7.1 - Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.8.1 - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.9-10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.11-12.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.