LI: To identify and explain the changing moods in a text.
In reading, my partner and I created a Mood-O-Meter based on Chapters 19–20 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We tracked how the mood changed throughout the chapters and connected different emotions to important events in the story. Some of the moods we included were hopeful, nervous, devastated, and furious.
While working on this task, we discussed how Bruno and Shmuel’s emotions changed as the story became more tense and emotional. We also added explanations and images to help show the atmosphere and mood more clearly.
This activity helped me understand how authors create emotion and tension in a story. It also helped me think more deeply about the characters’ feelings and the changes that happened throughout the chapters.