Setting Copyright 2011, Kristin Ewing, non-commercial educational use Image credit - open book free clip art: http://www.clker.com/clipart-9706.html Copyright 2011, Kristin Ewing, non-commercial educational use

Setting Mood When Where Look for clues: Source: http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html Ask students to tell you what they notice about this slide - where is the picture taken - what can they tell about the time of year, how does the mood feel. Accept all answers. This picture should help students gain the feel of setting by looking for clues. An author also uses clues in their writing. SETTING -- The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting. For some stories the setting is very important, while for others it is not. There are several aspects of a story's setting to consider when examining how setting contributes to a story (some, or all, may be present in a story): a) place - geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? b) time - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc) c) weather conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? d) social conditions - What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? e) mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening? Where Image credit: Some rights reserved by morgan.burke2

Setting Clues Clue: What it means: Once upon a time… “When”; a long time ago. “Where” the story took place. A beautiful meadow. It was a dark and stormy night. “Mood” - the feeling of the setting (and the when). Read through the clue, and then read what it means. Or you can cover up the right column and have students guess whether it’s a “when”, a “where” or part of the “mood” of the story. Source: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/storyelements.cfm

Henry Huggins What can you tell about the setting for Henry Huggins? Henry Huggins was in the third grade. He lived with his mother and father in a white house on Klickitat Street. Nothing much ever happened to Henry until one Wednesday afternoon in March. Using the book, Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary, students can read this adapted passage and decide where the story takes place, when the first action takes place, and predict the mood of the story. Adapted from Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary Image credit: http://www.beverlycleary.com/characters.aspx#Ramona Where? When? Mood?