Descriptive Language

When relating setting to mood or tone, what ONE question should you ask yourself?

• Where is it?

• Where is it?

• What is the meaning behind those words?

Choose any that apply: How does an author create a setting?

• Refer to specific time and place

• Provide clues about place and time using details that correspond to historical eras/events

• Describe weather and surroundings

• Weave details into descriptions of action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Shows things that reveal the personality of a character.

• Direct characterization.

• Indirect characterization.

What does STEAL stand for?

• Stance, Talk, Effect on Others, Actions, Language

• Speech, Tell, Explains, Actions, Looks

• Speech, Talk, Effect on Others, Audience, Looks

• Speech, Thoughts, Effect on Others, Actions, Looks

Choose the best fit for: How characters treat each other.

• Speech

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3B

Choose the best fit for: How characters react to people and events.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3B

Choose the best fit for: What motivates a character.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Actions

• Looks

Choose the best fit for: How a character behaves.

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

The setting can include specific information about time and place or can simply be descriptive.

• True

• False

The setting can affect a character's mood in a story.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4