Settings
What is the definition of setting?
The setting is where and when the story takes place.
"Jane woke up this morning and decided that she wanted to clean the house. She cleaned the floors, washed the dishes, and Jane even made breakfast for her family of three."
What is the setting?
Jane's House
What is the setting of Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
School - Greg's house
Fill in the blank. The setting is where and _______ a story takes place.
When
"Marcus ran from one end of the park to the other. He had just gotten off the bumper cars and was excited to meet his dad at the biggest roller coaster in the park. Marcus saw his dad waiting for him, and they jumped in line for the ride."
What is the setting?
Amusement Park / Theme Park
What is the setting for Dog Man?
The City
Garland, Texas
Hint: Describe it! Weather, Where is it? Big? Little?
Suburb of Dallas, hot in the summers, cold in the winter, big, flat
What is the setting of Spiderman?
New York City
What are the two words that describe the setting?
When and where
"Damien left his brother outside in the parking lot when he ran into the store. He quickly grabbed some candy and a pack of gum from one of the very small aisles. The store didn't have much, just some snack food and sodas, but Damien didn't mind."
What is the setting?
Corner Store / Convenience / Store
What is the setting of The Wizard of Oz?
Kansas / The Land of Oz
How would you describe the setting of the Lego Movie?
Lots of buildings / its a lego set / its made of legos.
"Jaime loved the new paint on her walls. Her dad spent all day painting the day before, and now her walls were a lovely purple. Jamie thought that was much better than the boring old white color they had been."
What is the setting?
Jamie's Room
What is the setting of Batman?
Gotham City, New Jersey
The Lion King
In Africa - on the savanna
Where does Encanto take place?
Colombia
(Bonus points: Valle de Cocora)
"It was warm, the sun was high in the sky, and the grass was greener than ever. Evan walked out his front door, there wasn't another house for miles, nothing but rolling green hills."
What key words help us understand that the setting in this passage might be a field?
The grass was greener than ever... there wasn't another house for miles... nothing but rolling green hills.
"Levi never thought he would hit a home-run. He watched the ball leave the pitchers hand and slide down the middle of the plate. He gripped his hands tight and swung the bat - the ball flew over the fence as he rounded first base."
What is the setting?
Baseball Field / Baseball Game
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is located in what real world country?
The United Kingdom / Scotland
The Wizard of Oz
Kansas - flat - prairie - grey (and Oz)
Where does Star Wars take place?
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... - space - Tatooine - the Death Star - the galaxy - a spaceship