Literary Elements

Literary Elements

Lets review Setting!

Daily objective:

 I can analyze the influence of setting on the events of the plot by completing text based questions.

Lets talk about plot.

Be prepared to share what you know about plot.

Lets Discuss

• What is setting?

• How does the setting affect the characters actions and responses to other characters?

• How does the setting affect the events of the plot?

Multiple Choice

What questions about a story will setting answer?

• What is the author’s attitude toward the characters?

• Where and when does the story take place?

• Who are the people the story is about?

• Why and when did the author write the story?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch

• happy and loving

• a high school in 1956

• love is stronger than fear

Historical Setting

Think about what historical means. What are some examples of historical settings. Be prepared to share.

Cultral Setting

Think about what cultural means. Be prepared to share examples of a cultural setting.

Think about it

• How are cultural and historical settings different? The same?

• What affect do they have on events of the plot?

Now it is your turn to shine!

Lets test our knowledge. Be ready to discuss each question!

Multiple Choice

What is the setting?

• winter in a train station of a busy city

• a hospital in the future

• a summer morning in a castle

• a grocery store in the 1980s

Multiple Choice

In the passage below, what can the reader infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?

• Randolph is a mean person.

• Randolph is a prince or king.

• Randolph has an older sister.

• The setting doesn’t give us any clues about Randolph.

Multiple Choice

If the passage below were set at Lena’s birthday party, what can the reader infer just happened?

• Lena might have received an unexpected present.

• Lena might be a very selfish character.

• Lena might be mad at her best friend.

• Lena might be talking to her uncle.

Multiple Choice

If the passage below were set in a snowy park where children were playing, what could you infer?

• Lena might be lost.

• Lena might be playing a board game or card game.

• Lena might be talking to herself.

• Lena might have been gently hit by a snowball.

Multiple Choice

In the passage below, what can you infer about the setting of the story?

• The story might take place on a different planet.

• The story might take place in the past.

• The story might take place in a desert.

• We can’t make any inferences about the setting from this passage.

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about the setting based on the passage below?

• The story is set in a place where the weather is always mild and pleasant.

• The story is set near a river that sometimes floods.

• The story is set on a farm where only very rich people can afford to live.

• The story is set on a farm where there are sometimes cyclones.

Emergency Meeting

• How might you help a peer understand the importance of a setting to the plot events?

• Why might an author want to consider the setting as they plan a story?

Poll

How do you feel about analyzing setting?

• 1- I have no idea what we learned today

• 2- I feel a little bit better about it but stil need help

• 3- I feel good and I am ready to test

• 4- I feel great and I am ready to teach it to my peers.