SETTING By Rayni Gullette Payton Anderson Sistine Brimer

SETTING By: Rayni Gullette, Payton Anderson, Sistine Brimer, Sean Lortie, and Leif Erickson.

WHAT IS SETTING? v The location and time of which the story takes place is called the setting. The setting can be very important to some story’s and to some other story’s it is not. There are several aspects of a story’s setting to consider when examining how setting contributes to a story.

THE DEFINITION OF THE SETTING v A. ) Place: Geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? v B. ) Time: When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc. ) v C. ) Weather conditions: Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? v D. ) Social Conditions: What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local color (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. v E. ) Mood or atmosphere: What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?

HOW IS THE SETTING IMPORTANT TO THE STORY v It gives more character to the story. v You can visualize the story better. v It makes the story more interesting. v It gives more details to the story.

HOW THE SETTING IS USED IN OUR SHORT STORIES v - In the most dangerous games the setting was Ship Trap Island. v - In the bass the river and Sheila Mant the setting was the river. v - In The necklace the setting was in France.

THE END v I’m Gorge Bush and I approve this message.