Detailed Lesson Plan

School: University of St. La Salle Grade Level: 7

Teacher: Criselle Joy Mendoza Learning Area: English

Time & Date: January 14, 2023 Quarter: 4

I. OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

- Define tone, mood, technique and purpose of the

author
- Understand the difference between the tone and
mood
- Appreciate the importance of the lesson through
participation

A. Content Standards
B. Performance Standards

C. Learning Competencies EN7LT-I-f-2.2.3: Determine the tone, mood, technique,

and purpose of the author
II. CONTENT Tone, Mood, Technique, and Purpose of the Author

III. LEARNING Teacher made visual aids

RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages The Editor’s blog

http://theeditorsblog.net/2013/04/19/tone-mood-style-the-
feel-of-fiction/
2. Learner’s Material pages Ereading worksheets

https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-
worksheets/authors-purpose-worksheets/authors-purpose/

IV. Procedures Teacher’s Activity Student’s

Activity
Good morning, class! Good morning, maam

It is a good day today and let us start our lesson In Jesus’ name we pray,
with a prayer. Amen.

Okay, class let us all settle down. I will be

checking your attendance

Okay so you are all present today, that’s great.

Before we go directly to our lesson this

afternoon, I would like you to read this
altogether.
Okay, maam.
Motivation

Picture This
Students will read
It was a dark and stormy night. I sat
altogether
alone in the old, dilapidated house
staring out the window. The sky was
black, the wind was loud, and the rain
slammed against the broken
windowpane. I shut my eyes,
remembering my earlier visit, and I felt
so embarrassed and angry. When I
opened them, the lightning bolt flashed
and lit up the room once more. I had to
get out of the house; I had to hide. No
one could know my horrible mistake. I
opened the door, took a deep breath,
and ran into the cold and rain.
Questions:

1. What feelings did you have while

listening to the previous story?
2. What made you feel this way?
3. What words did you hear that helped
create this feeling?

3 students will be asked to

By answering these questions, you are answer the questions
on your way to defining the mood and
tone. Mood and tone are important
because they help create the meaning of
a story.

Lesson Proper:

Okay! So now let us journey together discover

what are the tone, mood, technique, and
purpose of the author is all about.

AUTHOR
 It is broadly defined as “the
person who originated or gave
existence to anything” and whose
 authorship determines
responsibility for what was
created.
 Narrowly defined, an author is
the originator of any written work
and can also be described as a
writer.
MOOD
 Is what the reader feels while
reading a scene or story.
 It is not the reader’s emotion, but
the atmosphere (the vibe) of a
scene or story. It’s what the
reader reads or feels or notices.
List of moods (atmosphere)
 Suspense
 Lonely
 Happy
 Angry
 Anxious
 Tense
 Suspicious
 Excited
 Depressed
 Scared
 Disgusted
TONE
 Is the attitude of the narrator or
viewpoint character toward story
events and other characters.
 It is achieved through word
choice (diction), sentence
construction and word order
(syntax), and by what the
viewpoint character focuses on.

List of Tone words

 Accusatory: charging of wrongdoing.
 Bitter: exhibiting strong animosity as
a result of pain or grief.
 Critical: finding fault
 Earnest: intense, a sincere state of
mind
 Intimate: very familiar
 Matter-of-fact: accepting conditions;
not fanciful or emotional
 Optimistic: hopeful, caustic
 Sincere: without deceit or pretense;
genuine
 Solemn: deeply earnest, tending
toward sad reflection
The way that someone voices a
statement or the words an author
chooses influences the tone.
 Example:
“Don’t use that tone of voice with me!”
“What are your plans for today,” my
mother asked.
“I’m going to the store,” Mark responded.
“I’m going to the store!” Mark responded.
Remember: Author uses tone to create a
mood.

TECHNIQUE
 The author’s technique in which an
individual author uses in his writing.
It varies from author to author and
depends upon one’s syntax, word
choice, and tone.
 There are four basic literary styles
used in writing. The styles distinguish
the work of different authors from
one another.

1.
2.

3.
 4.

PURPOSE
 The author’s purpose is his/her
reason for writing. There are three
main purposes for writing. (To
entertain, inform and persuade).
 An author’s purpose is reflected in
the way he writes about a topic.

 To inform
The primary purpose of texts that are
written to inform is to enlighten the
reader or provide the reader with
 information about a topic.
Examples of texts that are written to
inform:
 Expository Essays or Articles
 Instructions or Directions
 Encyclopedias or Other Reference
Texts

 To entertain
The priamary purpose of texts that
are written to entertain is to amuse
readers. This does not mean that the
text must be happy; the text could be
a tragedy, but the main reason for
writing the text is to amuse readers.
Examples of texts that are written to
entertain:
 Stories
 Poems
 Dramas
 Songs

 To persuade
In a text that is written to persuade,
the author’s primary purpose is to
compel readers to take action,
convince them of an idea through an
argument, or to reaffirm their existing
beliefs.
Examples of texts that are written to
persuade:
 Advertisements
 Campaign Speeches
 Persuasive letters or Notes

Evaluation

I. Write TRUE if the statement is

correct and FALSE if it is wrong.

_____1. Author is broadly defined as

“the person who originated or gave
existence to anything”.
_____2. Tone is what the reader feels
 while reading a scene or story.
_____3. Mood is attitude of the narrator
or viewpoint character toward story
events and other characters.
_____4. Tone is achieved through word
choice (diction), sentence construction
and word order (syntax), and by what the
viewpoint character focuses on.
_____5. Mood is not the reader’s
emotion, but the atmosphere (the vibe)
of a scene or story. It’s what the reader
reads or feels or notices.
II. Enumeration
6-9. What are the four (4) writing styles?
10-12. What are the three author’s
purposes?
13-15. Give three (3) examples of a
mood.

Assignment
Read the literary piece “Rizal’s
Stingness” by Ambeth Ocampo