Today, in the lab session, we will learn the
importance of setting, how we can describe it and finally, what setting implies
while telling a story.
What is setting?
Setting is the time and
place in which a story (fiction or non-fiction) takes place. The setting is not only the background for
the story, but it can influence the type of characters that appear in a story
as well as what events occur in the plot.
Activity 1: Answer the following questions:
1. What is a place that makes you happy and why?
A place that makes me happy is _______ because _______
2. What is one time when you were happy? Why were
you happy?
One time that I was happy was when _______ because _______
One time that I was happy was when _______ because _______
3. What is a place that scares you and why?
One place that scares me is _______ because _______
Activity 2: Look at these settings/locations and describe them in detail, completing the boxes below for each of them.
Activity 3: Watch the beginning of these films and deduce time, place, characters,
conflict, story, atmosphere, etc. Give evidence to support your statements.
What do the music, rhythm, colors and camera movements “say” abou the story?
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