What is a setting?

Elements of Setting

Postcolonial Literature

Multiple Choice

What is a setting in a story?

• lesson being taught

• where and when the story occurs

• the events happening in the story

Multiple Choice

Can a setting help us understand a character?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows a setting where we can infer that a character is frightened?

• John entered a dark room.

• John shivered in the cold.

• John went to the sunny park.

Multiple Choice

Which description of a setting would best create a mood of loneliness for a story?

• "The sun was bright, and the breeze was warm in the park. In the distance, there was the pleasant noise of children laughing."

• "At the amusement park, the ticket counter hadn't opened yet. It was still too early. But the warm smell of hot dogs and pretzels was already filling the air with the promise of fun."

• "The restaurant was packed. The waitress balanced three dishes on her arm and moved carefully around the large, round tables. Everyone's plates were full."

• "The sky was gray that cool November afternoon in the empty playground. The swings were rusted. The wood was rotted. There was silence except for the wind blowing through the dead leaves."

Multiple Choice

Setting can give you clues about a story's __________.

• conflict

• tone

• mood

• all of the above

Multiple Select

Setting can give you clues about a story's _____________.

• character

• tone

• mood

• conflict

• author

Multiple Choice

The setting can affect a character's mood in a story.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the time in the following paragraph: "As the night ended, the sun splashed across Casey’s bed. He opened his eyes slowly. The first thing he saw was the beautiful blue ribbon on his bookshelf."

• morning

• night

• evening

• weekend

Poll

What is the setting in the following paragraph?: Margaret had not done her math homework. Math, as far as she was concerned, was the world’s biggest waste of time. That was a fine attitude when she was playing with her friends, or watching movies all evening, but now she sat squirming in her seat, praying that Mr. Kechesnik wouldn’t ask her to go up to the board. She dropped her eyes to her desk as Mr. Kechesnik’s eyes swept the classroom, looking for a victim.

• classroom

• living room

• gym

What clues gave you the setting?

Margaret had not done her math homework. She hated math! Math, as far as she was concerned, was the world’s biggest waste of time. That was a fine attitude when she was having her after‐school snack, or playing with her friends, or watching movies all evening, but now she sat squirming in her seat, praying that Mr. Kechesnik wouldn’t ask her to go up to the board to demonstrate a problem. She dropped her eyes to her desk as Mr. Kechesnik’s eyes swept the classroom, looking for a victim.