Setting

Setting

Open Ended

Where and when does this picture take place?

Essential Questions:

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​What is a setting?​

How can I identify a setting?​

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Please look up at the SMART board for a BrainPop.​

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​Where and when a story takes place.

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Time and Place​

Setting​

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​​Context Clues

​Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to help identify setting.

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Example:

I opened my locker, put my coat inside, and grabbed my math notebook. I was excited to start my first day.

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What is the setting?​

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​How can I identify the setting?

Multiple Choice

Can the setting of a story change?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Identify the following setting:

Michael bounced his right leg nervously as he waited for his name to be called. The waiting room had unwelcoming white walls and the smell of harsh cleaners. He did not like to come here even for a routine visit. The only thing Michael was happy about was that he was missing his 1st period Geometry class. He decided to scroll through social media on his Iphone while he waited.

Draw

Draw the setting:

There was crisp, dry snow under his feet and more snow on the branches of the trees. Overhead there was a pale blue sky. Straight ahead of him he saw between the tree trunks the sun, rising very red and clear. Everything was perfect still as if he was the only person in that country.

​Individual Practice:

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Analyze your DEAR book and find out where and when it takes place. If it has more than 1 setting write them down.

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Open Ended

Closure:

Think about some memories you have made in your own life. What is one setting you remember that holds a special place in your heart?

Ex: A snowy December day in Port Jefferson.