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Setting

March 5, 2008 |  Tagged , , , , , , , , |

Objectives:

  1. Know what setting is
  2. Understand how setting is communicated through context clues

Warm-up:

In your learning log, paraphrase the following definition:

(Holman, C. Hugh, and William Harmon. “Setting.” A Handbook to Literature. 5th ed. 1 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1986.)

The physical, and sometimes spiritual, background against which the action of a narrative takes place. The elements making up a setting are:

  1. the actual geographical location, its topography, scenery, and such physical arrangements as the location of windows and doors in a room;
  2. the occupations and daily manner of living of the characters;
  3. the time or period in which the action takes place, for example, epoch in history or season of the year;
  4. the general environment of the character, for example, religious, mental, moral, social and emotional conditions through which the people in the narrative move.

Mini Lesson:

Discuss the predominant threads of several kids’ warm-ups

Pass-out the lyrics to Marty Robbins’ “El Paso”

Guiding questions?

  1. What clues are there in the story that tell WHERE the action took place?
  2. What clues are there in the story that tell WHEN the action took place?
  3. What are the moral/emotional/spiritual constraints on the characters/story?
  4. What effect does the setting have on the audience?

Application: (according to your needs)

Suggestions of other songs to use?

Modifications to the lesson?


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