Today's Topic: Setting

Today's Content Objectives

• Students will be able to identify and describe the setting of a story.
• Students will be able to explain how the setting affects a story.

Today's Language Objective:

• Students will be able to write a paragraph describing the setting of a story and explain its importance.

Let's begin with a story that may be familiar to you....

While you're watching, think about WHERE and WHEN the story takes place.

Where and when did this story take place?

The TIME and PLACE of a story is called the SETTING.

The setting is never RAndom!!!

Now it's time to TURN and TALK:
How would this story be different if it took place....

...In a city?

...In a jungle?

...in the future???

Freedom Summer

THINK - PAIR - SHARE:
What predictions can you make about this story based on the title?

As we read, we will use our post-it notes to note evidence of setting.

After reading, organize your notes by TIME and PLACE on the T-chart.

Consider... in "Freedom Summer," what do the boys want?
(discuss in your group)

How does the setting get in the way of what the boys want?

How would the story be different if it took place in Connecticut today? Why?

Now it's time to write.

Write a paragraph explaining the setting of "Freedom Summer" and its importance to the story.

Who would like to share their paragraph with the class?

Remember when you read and write...... where and when a story happens is never random!