STORY ELEMENTS "SETTING"

Setting is defined as the ________and________of the story. 

• tone and place
• tone and plot
• time and place
• time and plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

My heart is like a singing bird  
Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree  
Whose boughs are bent  with thick-set fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell  
That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these  
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)

• Optimistic
• Mirthful
• Excited
• Desolate

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap.  Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks.  Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically.  The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.  Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door.  He held his head down low.
Which of the following choices is evidence that the setting is a library?

• He held his head down low.
• Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap
• Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. 
• The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106). 
What is the mood of the passage?

• romantic
• sorrowful
• joyful
• suspenseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"We crouched in the weeds beside the railroad tracks, listening to the whistle grow louder. The train slowed to a screaming halt. "Now," whispered Johnny. We ran and pulled ourselves into an open boxcar. We pressed against the side, trying to hold our breath while we listened to the railroad workers walk up and down outside. One poked his head inside, and we froze. But he didn't see us and the boxcar rattled as the train started up. (Hinton 62)"

Based on the text, what is the mood?

• peaceful

• depressed

• cautious

• confused

True or false: Setting can impact the story by creating conflict.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the mood in the passage?

She slowly crawled through the tunnel, trying not to throw up. The dark, musky gravel at the bottom of the tunnel was digging in to her knees. The gray rocks cut in to her legs, slowing her down as she worked her way towards the end of the pipe.

• Depressing

• Lighthearted

• Matter of Fact

• Comical

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4