Setting Exit Ticket

Time in a setting can refer to all of the following EXCEPT

• A time period

• How much time passes in the story

• Time of day

• How long it takes you to read the story

"Place" in a setting can refer to all of the following EXCEPT

• The location of the story

• Where you are when you read the story

• The country the story takes place in

• The city the story takes place in

"Mood" in a setting refers to

• How the main character feels

• How the setting makes the reader feel

• How the setting makes the writer feel

"Context" in a setting refers to

• How quickly time passes in the story

• How the cultural/societal beliefs of the setting impact the plot

• Where a story takes place

• Context clues

Setting tells you where and when a story occurs. Setting includes two things: time and place. Time includes the time period. It can also include elapsed time, or how much time passes for the characters. The place is where a story happens, including details about what that space looks, sounds or smells like or what it is like to live there.

Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland: 

Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar sitting on the top with its arms folded...

Which detail from the text provides a clue to the place where this passage takes place?

• “Once in the wood…"
• “A large blue caterpillar..”
• “...get back to her right size again...”
• “...with its arms folded”

How do you know what the setting of a story is? Sometimes, a narrator will tell you where and when the story occurs right away. Often, though, you’ll have to look for clues to determine the setting. Try to find words or phrases that tell you what it looks like or sounds like where the characters are. Characters can also give clues about the setting. Be sure that your inferences about the setting are backed up by evidence from the text.

Read the following passage:
As Maribelle hurried down the street, the wind swept the snow along the sidewalk and hid her footsteps, so that it looked as if no one had passed. Above her, the cold, silent skyscrapers of the city loomed. The whole block was eerily silent in the snowstorm, and she pulled her coat tightly around her. Maribelle had only moved here a few months before. She came because she wanted to be a singer. But right now, she was frightened.

Which detail from the passage indicate the setting?

• “Above her, the cold, silent skyscrapers of the city loomed.”
  
• “Maribelle had only moved here a few months before.”
  
• “But right now, she was frightened.”
• “She came because she wanted to be a singer.”
  

OF MICE AND MEN: Describe the atmosphere and surroundings of the ranch.

• The atmosphere and surroundings of the ranch are usually crowded with people and noisy.

• The atmosphere and surroundings of the ranch are typically modern and urban.

• The atmosphere and surroundings of the ranch are usually filled with tall buildings and city lights.

• The atmosphere and surroundings of the ranch can vary depending on the specific location, but it typically includes open fields, barns, farm animals, and a rustic and peaceful atmosphere.

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CCSS.W.9-10.2

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OF MICE AND MEN: How does the setting of the ranch contribute to the overall atmosphere of the story?

• The setting of the ranch has no impact on the atmosphere of the story.

• The setting of the ranch creates a sense of isolation and loneliness for the characters.

• The setting of the ranch is vibrant and lively, providing a positive atmosphere for the characters.

• The setting of the ranch is dangerous and hostile, adding tension and conflict to the story.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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