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Setting. October 8, 2012 Come in and clear desks, sharpen pencils, read silently 1 st block only. Warm Up: Look at the painting. Describe the time and the place! Be very descriptive and give many details about the picture . Write details in your interactive notebook. What is setting?.
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Setting October 8, 2012 Come in and clear desks, sharpen pencils, read silently 1st block only.
Warm Up: Look at the painting. Describe the time and the place! Be very descriptive and give many details about the picture. Write details in your interactive notebook
What is setting? Setting • Setting is the time and place are where the action occurs. • Setting can change during the story.
What does setting do for a story? • Creates a mood or atmosphere in the story • Shows the reader a different way of life • Makes action seem more realistic • Can be the source of conflictor struggle Taken from “The Day the Sun Came Out” by D. Johnson
What makes up setting? Details that describe: • Furniture • Scenery • Customs • Transportation • Clothing • Dialects • Weather • Time of day • Time of year
What is the setting? We left the home place behind, mile by slow mile, heading for the mountains, across the prairie where the wind blew forever. At first there were four of us with one horse wagon and its skimpy load. Pa and I walked, because I was a big boy of eleven. My two little sisters romped and trotted until they got tired and had to be boosted up to the wagon bed. That was no covered Conestoga, like Pa’s folks came West in, but just an old farm wagon, drawn by one weary horse, creaking and rumbling westward to the mountains, toward the little woods town where Pa thought he had an old uncle who owned a little two-bit sawmill.
What is the setting? Erik rang his grandparents’ doorbell and silently wished the next four hours would go by quickly. He didn’t want to give up his entire Saturday afternoon at his grandparents’ house where there were no kids in the neighborhood. “You’re right on time,” Grandma Bethany said, opening the door. “There’s tea and cake in the dining room.” Cake? At least the first ten minutes would go by quickly. Erik hung his coat on the rack by the door and saw a strange looking key hanging on a hook. “Grandpa Bill, what’s this funny key for?” “That’s a skeleton key. It opens the best room in this house,” Grandpa Bill whispered so no one else could hear. “It’s the room I go to when your grandmother tries to make me help with the dishes.”
What is the setting? Caroline lived deep in the forest. In the forest there were enchanted fairies, ancient trees with arms, and talking woodland animals. Everything was magical in the forest, and Caroline was always happy there. Caroline's family lived in a tree house, high in the air, in this magical forest. The enchanted creatures of the forest all became friends with Caroline. One day Caroline went on a walk with her family, and they came across a huge, stone castle. The castle was surrounded by trees higher than any she had ever seen! Her mother walked to the castle gates and knocked softly. When she did, the gates opened and revealed a beautiful rose garden. On the other side of the rose garden she could see beautiful the painted windows and giant wooden doors to the castle.
What is the setting? Cindy cast her line into the lake. She aimed for the ridge her father had told her about. He’d said the biggest fish swam there. Cindy really wanted to catch the biggest fish of the day. She and her father had been looking forward to the community fishing competition for months, and the prize for the biggest fish was a huge trophy. Cindy had already cleared a spot for it on her shelf. “Got one!” someone yelled. Cindy recognized the boy who was reeling in a fish. His name was Ryan. “It’s a big one!” Ryan’s father said. Cindy’s father put his hand on her shoulder. “Be patient. You can’t rush the fish.” “But what if I don’t catch anything? I really want that trophy.” Her father nodded. “Trophies are nice, but you love fishing. Don’t let winning a trophy ruin your fun.” Cindy smiled. Her father always knew what to say to cheer her up. She gently wiggled her line, hoping to entice the fish to take her bait. She paused for a second and tried to wiggle the line again, but it wouldn’t budge. “I’m stuck on something,” Cindy said. “Give it a gentle tug. It might be a fish,” her father
Setting Reflection 1-2 paragraphs • Think about the story Tuesday of the Other June, how would the story change if it were set in a very wealthy neighborhood in the future?
