How Setting Impacts Characters Eng 9: 9/11

Bell Work 9/11/18 Please get a Purple English 9 Textbook then begin bell work... In your journal… Identify the time and place of a book you recently read or a movie you recently watched Create and complete the chart Time, Place Association Dawn Fresh starts, the beginning Fall Cave Creek Winter

Agenda Bell Work Understanding Objective Review Setting Learn how setting impacts characters Look at examples of settings and characters (close reading) Group Activity Exit Ticket

I can analyze the impact of setting on characters in a text. Objective I can analyze the impact of setting on characters in a text.

Mini Lesson: Setting Review The setting entails: ·the place ·the time ·the social situation/cultural environment in which a story takes place. The setting dictates a character’s personality and development.

Setting Can Influence Characters By... Determining the living conditions and jobs available to them Shaping their personalities their dreams, and their values. Example Setting: A poor, drought-stricken Midetern farm town in the 1930’s Despite months of grueling work, Joe’s crops are failing again. Realizing that his life may never improve, he becomes bitter and angry.

Example: Page 331 of TextBook Example 1: From Nervous Conditions Novel by Tsitsi Dangarembga Identify... 2. How...

Your Turn! Tomorrow we will read “Proving Up”... Today we will focus on sections of the story to understand it better as a whole part tomorrow! Each of you will get an excerpt: A, B, or C You will read, analyze, annotate, and answer questions regarding setting and characters in your excerpt. You must become an expert on your excerpt in order to move on to the group activity!

Jigsaw When instructed you will… Divide into groups of THREE! Each group will have one A, one B, and one C. You may need to get out of your seat and move! When signaled (by me) person A will share their answers and takeaways from their excerpt. B & C will ask questions and write notes. It is person A’s responsibility to ensure B & C become experts on excerpt A. When signaled person A will stop and person B will begin… repeating steps 2-4.

Let’s Discuss! At this time return back to your assigned seat ready to engage in conversation!

Exit Ticket Ticket out the door… On a scratch piece of paper give me a number between 1 and 5. 1’s do not understand how setting impacts plot. 3’s slightly understand how setting impacts plot however, they cannot easily identify it in a text. 5’s can analyze the impact of setting on characters in a text.