1. Setting and Mood By the end of this lesson, Students Will Be Able To:
Write for a short time frame to describe different settings in detail.
Understand how setting in a novel can be used to create mood.
Create and elaborate detail for settings that create mood for a story

2. Settings That Enhance Mood
Settings are not only used to reinforce your characters, they can also enhance different moods in your story
Mood: Describes the emotional quality of something; the way you want someone to feel while reading your novel.

3. These images remind us of dark, disturbing things, and show the reader that
Creepy Mood
Outside the old mansion, a one-eyed crow was picking at something on the dead tree in the yard, while a three-legged dog was howling at the moon.
These images remind us of dark, disturbing things, and show the reader that the scene of the novel is “creepy’ without having to tell him or her directly.
the scene of the novel is “creepy” without having to tell him or her directly

4. For each of the moods listed write some details about a setting that would be appropriate in creating that mood.
Think about:
How the place looks
Sounds
Smells
Feels to visit

5. Write 2-3 sentences for each mood.
Stressful
Romantic
Comfortable/peaceful
Looks
Sounds
Smells
Feels

6. Describe the setting and mood in 2 pictures of your choosing.

7. Create Your Own Setting and Mood
Create a setting with a specific mood for the character you created.
Remember to think about
How the place looks
Sounds
Smells
Feels to visit