NARRATIVE ELEMENTS Setting Think About It If you

NARRATIVE ELEMENTS Setting

Think About It… ◦ If you were writing about this classroom, how would you describe the setting?

What is Setting? ◦ Setting is the time and place of a story. ◦ It also includes the general environment ◦ The setting can be specific… ◦ Sterling, Virginia; 2000 ◦ The setting can also be vague ◦ Outer space; sometime in the future

Why Does Setting Matter? ◦ Knowing when and where a story takes place will help you to understand it better ◦ It will help draw you into a story

Setting + Mood ◦ Mood is how the author makes you feel while reading a book ◦ Ex: Happy, sad, suspenseful, etc. ◦ The setting helps create the mood

Think About It… ◦ Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins Time – Sometime in the future Place – On the land that was previously the United States Social Environment – War of rebels vs. government ◦ Would The Hunger Games be the same story if it was set anywhere but a dystopian future facing such hardships?

Think About It… ◦ Harry Potter, by J. K. Rowling Time – Sometime in the 1990 s Place – England; Hogwarts and other magical locales Social Environment – Growing up; Harry vs. Voldemort ◦ Would the Harry Potter series be the same story if it was set anywhere but a magical version of Europe?

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