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Setting

Setting. Elements of Literature. What is Setting?. where and when a story takes place the whole  environment in which the character lives includes time location weather physical setting atmosphere. Use your senses!. C onsider the five senses: What do the characters see?

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Setting

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  1. Setting Elements of Literature

  2. What is Setting? • where and when a story takes place • thewhole environment in which the character lives • includes time • location • weather • physical setting • atmosphere

  3. Use your senses! • Consider the five senses: • What do the characters see? • What do the characters hear? • Taste? Smell? Touch?

  4. Where do I find the setting in the text? • Check the beginning - primary setting information. • Continue reading - dialogue and events will reveal additional information.

  5. Purpose of Setting • Setting the stage: background • Critical to: • the development of the plot • to the understanding of the protagonist • or as a means of establishing the mood within the story.

  6. Social Environment • What is the social environment of a story? • manners • customs • mores • rituals • codes of conduct • How do they affect the characters?

  7. Works Cited • http://www.susanlake.net/publications/unit/content/literature_setting.html • http://serc.sogang.ac.kr/erc/Literature/Setting.htm • Google search for images

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