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As you are reading, look for a passage in your book where the author uses precise language to describe the setting. What is the mood or atmosphere of the setting? What words used by the author create the mood? Take a of the passage. Add a label describing the mood. Add the title and author of the book. Use the pen to underline the specific words in the passage that create the mood. Explain your thinking by recording or writing your thoughts. Press to add to your journal.