1. Narrative writing mini skills
Creating a Setting
Narrative writing mini skills

2. Includes two things When? Time? Where? Place?
Classroom, Paris, the county fair, on a train, in a submarine, at the white house, in an underground tunnel, at Yosemite, at camp, on the lake, on a mountain trail, in space…
When? Time?
Summer? The year 1984? The year 2329? At sunrise? Fall? Easter? On the fourth of July at 7pm? At half past Midnight? In the dead middle of winter? During the civil war? In a time warp?

3. How do I set the scene? Visualize it!
Think about how you would paint a picture for the audience….
Think about both TIME and PLACE?
What time of day is it? How do you describe that time of day?
Where is this? Inside/outside? Lying down? Standing up? In the grass? In the midst of a blizzard?
VISUALIZE IT FIRST! PUT YOURSELF THERE…

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10. …Create your own…
Visualize it first! 