EXPECTATIONS Be Seated in Your Assigned Seat Have Any Homework Out to be Collected No Talking During Announcements, Channel One, or Bell Ringer
Bell Ringer What is the worst psychological torture you can imagine suffering? What is your worst nightmare? When has your life been changed by some external influence? How much did you feel in control of the course of your life?
Setting PowerPoint Slideshow
Setting Where and when the story takes place Where and when the story takes place Described by using imagery Described by using imagery –Language that appeals to the five senses Sight Hearing Touch Smell Taste
Base settings on places that you know - plus some invented detail. Think of places where you have been. Think of places where you have been. Close your eyes and look at all the details around you. What can you see? Close your eyes and look at all the details around you. What can you see? Now use your imagination to change the place. Add some interesting details. Now use your imagination to change the place. Add some interesting details. Do you want details to make your setting seem: Do you want details to make your setting seem: dangerous? dangerous? frightening? frightening? fun? fun? safe? safe? peaceful? peaceful? strange/imaginary? strange/imaginary?
Setting Sets the story’s mood and atmosphere Sets the story’s mood and atmosphere A dark and stormy night A bright, sunny day A castle on the edge of a cliff
Manipulations Setting can be used to manipulate the reader’s thoughts about characters!! Setting can also express a tone, or attitude toward a subject or object by the author. In turn, the tone sets the mood of the story.
What Does That Mean?? TONE TONE A literary technique which encompasses the author’s attitude toward the subject Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. MOOD MOOD Is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words.
Three Elements of Setting: Location Location –The geographical location the story takes place in Time Time –The time in history (or the future) in which the story takes place Environment Environment –The type of surroundings in which the story takes place.
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Islands
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Island
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Jungle
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Jungle