EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

Be Seated in Your Assigned SeatBe Seated in Your Assigned Seat

Have Any Homework Out to be Have Any Homework Out to be CollectedCollected

No Talking During Announcements, No Talking During Announcements, Channel One, or Bell RingerChannel One, or Bell Ringer

Bell RingerBell Ringer What is the worst psychological What is the worst psychological

torture you can imagine suffering? torture you can imagine suffering?

What is your worst nightmare?What is your worst nightmare?

When has your life been changed by When has your life been changed by some external influence? How much some external influence? How much did you feel in control of the course did you feel in control of the course of your life?of your life?

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SettingSetting

Where and when the story takes placeWhere and when the story takes place Described by using imageryDescribed by using imagery

– Language that appeals to the five sensesLanguage that appeals to the five senses Sight Sight Hearing Hearing TouchTouch Smell Smell TasteTaste

Base settings on places that Base settings on places that you know - plus some invented you know - plus some invented

detail.detail. Think of places Think of places

where you have where you have been.been.

Close your eyes and Close your eyes and look at all the look at all the details around you. details around you. What can you see?What can you see?

Now use your Now use your imagination to imagination to change the place. change the place. Add some Add some interesting details.interesting details.

Do you want Do you want details to make details to make your setting seem:your setting seem:

dangerous?dangerous? frightening?frightening? fun?fun? safe?safe? peaceful?peaceful? strange/imaginary?strange/imaginary?

SettingSetting

Sets the story’s mood and Sets the story’s mood and atmosphereatmosphere

A dark and stormy night

A bright, sunny day

A castle on the edge of a cliff

ManipulationsManipulationsSetting can be used to manipulate the Setting can be used to manipulate the

reader’s thoughts about characters!!reader’s thoughts about characters!!

Setting can also express a Setting can also express a tone, tone, or or attitude toward a subject or object by attitude toward a subject or object by the author. In turn, the the author. In turn, the tone tone sets the sets the

mood mood of the story.of the story.

What Does That Mean??What Does That Mean??

TONETONE

A literary technique A literary technique which encompasses which encompasses the author’s attitude the author’s attitude toward the subject toward the subject

Tone is set by the Tone is set by the setting, choice of setting, choice of vocabulary and vocabulary and other details. other details.

MOODMOOD

Is the general Is the general atmosphere created atmosphere created

by the author’s by the author’s words words

It is the feeling It is the feeling the the reader gets from reader gets from reading those reading those words. words.

Three Elements of Setting:Three Elements of Setting:

LocationLocation– The geographical location the story takes place The geographical location the story takes place

inin TimeTime

– The time in history (or the future) in which the The time in history (or the future) in which the story takes placestory takes place

EnvironmentEnvironment– The type of surroundings in which the story The type of surroundings in which the story

takes place.takes place.

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Islands

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Island

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Jungle

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Jungle