F. Scott Fitzgerald
Do Now: ●Read the non-fiction article about Nepal ●What is the setting and mood of what you are reading? ●If you are not sure, try your best! We are going to review it later in the class.
Setting ●Setting refers to where and when a scene takes place. ○ There are lots of ways to think about setting. ●The questions that we can ask when we think of setting are: ○ When is this event happening? ○ What is the geographical location of this scene? ●The setting of our lesson is Monday, May 4 at NHS in Nutley, NJ in room 305; we could also say the setting is planet Earth, or a spring day, or the 21st century, etc
What is the setting of this image?
Another Term... Context: Anything beyond the specific words that are stated in the literary work, but are still significant. Examples include economic, cultural, and historical contexts of works.
Mood/Atmosphere ●Mood is the atmosphere of a literary work that evokes specific emotions, feelings, or vibes for the readers through words or descriptions. ●While you read, ask the questions of how does this description make the readers feel? ●Examples include peaceful, unhappy or harsh moods.
What is the mood? How does this make people feel?
Nonfiction Article: ●What is the setting of the article? -Specific time -Geographical location ●What is the context? -What do we know beyond what is said? ●What is the mood? -What atmosphere is being created? -How are the readers feeling?
The Great Gatsby ●Please turn to page _______ in chapter 3. ●What is the setting? ●What is the mood?
Exit: Discuss: How do setting and mood influence the stories that we read?