It depends what they are talking about.
If they are talking about the bombing of 9/11 then the tone would be serious, sad, mad at the other country for doing what they did.
But, if they are talking about a major- fun holiday- like Halloween then the tone would happy, excited, energetic! It just depends what the topic the author is talking about!!
Hoped this helped you! :))
When making connections using compare and contrast, you should look for hidden similarities and differences. Compare/contrast aims to show all the necessary information or details that makes a topic or an object similar of different. Therefore, you should not only state the obvious, but also cite the details that are not usually seen to add more information about it.
Since you used the name Scout, I'm guessing this is about "To Kill a Mockingbird". Hopefully I'm correct, but here we go. Scout has a new teacher when she starts going to school again. Scout already knows how to read. Every night, she and Atticus had read books together, and he had therefore taught her to read. Now, in school, they were learning to read. Since Scout had already learnt, she didn't need help. The teacher, however, did not like this. (Sorry, I can't remember the teacher's name for the life of me!) The teacher told Scout to tell Atticus that they can't read together anymore. Scout is very obviously upset. She believes she should be able to read with Atticus because she is learning, after all. So, she dislikes the school's new approach to teaching. Hope this helps you!
On the fourth day, while exploring the island, Huck is delighted to find Jim, who at first thinks Huck is a ghost. Huck is pleased that he will not be alone on the island but shocked when Jim explains that he has run away.