Setting!

Setting can...

• include specific info about a time and place or simply be descriptive

• isn't that important

• doesn't impact the story

• tells you everything you need to know about the story

When relating setting to mood or tone, what is the best question to ask yourself?

• What is the meaning BEHIND the words?

• Where is it?

• What does the character think?

• Where is it?

T/F: Setting can be an essential part of the story's tone.

• True

• False

Choose all that apply: How does an author create a setting?

• Refer to a specific time and place

• Provide clues about place and time using details that correspond to historical eras or events?

• Describe weather and surroundings

• Weave details into descriptions of actions