Character and Settings

Which questions about the story will the 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 why did the author write the story?

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Setting is defined as the _______ and _______ of the story.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

True or false: One way that setting impacts the story is by affecting the characters.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

True or false: The author always directly states the specific time and place of the setting.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why is the setting important in a story?

• It tells us the end.
• It tells us about the conflict.
• It helps us be a part of the story.
• Its not important

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Setting includes everything EXCEPT: 

• Time 
• Place 
• Characters 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Match the following definition to the correct literary term: "a struggle between two opposing forces"

• setting

• conflict

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Jordan was an _____ person. He was always stomping his feet and pouting when things didn’t go his way. You would never catch him smiling because he didn’t thinking anything was worth smiling for. He was so _____ that nobody ever wanted to be around him.

• angry

• unpleasant

• sneaky

• silly

• talented

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Darlene was the most _____ person I had ever met. She had climbed Mt. Everest, swam in the ocean, and zip lined through the jungle. Sometimes, I couldn’t believe the stories she would tell of her journeys! If I could be half as _____ as she is, I would be happy!

• encouraging

• adventurous

• hard-working

• daring

• grateful

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5