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theres this project i have for my language arts class -- there are two sections where i have no idea what to do for them
- sketch out the tone of the book with an illustration/symbol
- sketch out the mood of the book with an illustration/symbol
anyone have an idea of what i can do for those? im not sure how to describe the tone/mood of the book in an illustration either. its on everlost by neal shusterman and if you havent read it, its a mystery/paranormal based book
- sketch out the tone of the book with an illustration/symbol
- sketch out the mood of the book with an illustration/symbol
anyone have an idea of what i can do for those? im not sure how to describe the tone/mood of the book in an illustration either. its on everlost by neal shusterman and if you havent read it, its a mystery/paranormal based book
Based on the summary I got (didn't read it) it's a place between life and death? Does it deal with regret about life or is it more about horror? If it was more on the horror side I'd do perhaps a graveyard or even purgatory (ex i see it between heaven and hell, which could kinda be like life and death) or something with that idea. I would need more details on the book though.
its complicated to explain out of context, but the protagonists of the book know theres a way to either wake up back in their actual body if they were in a coma or move on to the afterlife..but there are a lot of unknown things that are keeping them from doing so. its not really on the horror side but more about adventure and mysteries. all i actually need is an idea of how im supposed to translate that to an illustration
FelicityShadow
Dream Interpreter
From what I take from this, I think the point of the assignment is to demonstrate that you understand the difference between tone and mood. According to this: Tone vs. Mood tone is the attitude of the author towards the writing while mood is how you feel based on the atmosphere of the work.
So maybe for your illustrations, think about that difference in tone and mood. For tone, make an illustration of how you think the author is thinking towards his (it's he right?) work. Is he sarcastic or is he serious? For mood, make an illustration of the kind of feeling you are getting from the atmosphere. Do you feel that the work is mysterious? Sorrowful? Suspenseful?
Basically, the illustrations are not necessarily about what is going on in the book but based on the author's attitude and how you feel towards the book, which are very different things. I'm not saying this is what you should do for this book, but here's an example.
Maybe the author is actually pessimistic about the outcome of his characters, so in this case an illustration of one of those things that keep the characters from returning to their bodies? Maybe because of this atmosphere you feel that this is mysterious so perhaps an illustration of someone in search for answers like a detective would show the mood?
I hope this helps with your assignment. I'm not familiar with the book and it would be easier to determine tone and mood by actually reading it, but hopefully this helps spark some ideas for images.
So maybe for your illustrations, think about that difference in tone and mood. For tone, make an illustration of how you think the author is thinking towards his (it's he right?) work. Is he sarcastic or is he serious? For mood, make an illustration of the kind of feeling you are getting from the atmosphere. Do you feel that the work is mysterious? Sorrowful? Suspenseful?
Basically, the illustrations are not necessarily about what is going on in the book but based on the author's attitude and how you feel towards the book, which are very different things. I'm not saying this is what you should do for this book, but here's an example.
Maybe the author is actually pessimistic about the outcome of his characters, so in this case an illustration of one of those things that keep the characters from returning to their bodies? Maybe because of this atmosphere you feel that this is mysterious so perhaps an illustration of someone in search for answers like a detective would show the mood?
I hope this helps with your assignment. I'm not familiar with the book and it would be easier to determine tone and mood by actually reading it, but hopefully this helps spark some ideas for images.
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TheCreeperHugz
Boop
We've been dealing with complex numbers in Maths and the homework sheet has me a little stumped. One of the questions is to work out zz* (it tells us z=4+2i at the start of the question) and I can't work out what the asterisk is supposed to mean. Anyone know?
To add onto what Karla said, the product of a complex number z = a + bi and its complex conjugate z = a - bi also has a simple formula that can easily be derived to save you time:
zz* = (a + bi)(a - bi) = a^2 -abi + abi - b^2i^2 = a^2 + b^2 = [Re(z)]^2 + [Im(z)]^2
Here, Re(z) = a and Im(z) = b.
TheCreeperHugz
Boop
Ahh, right. I think I've got it now, thanks Karla / Zandy 
