Setting Short Story

TRUE OR FALSE:

Setting includes sights.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE:

Setting includes the time of day.

• True

• False

Which sentence is NOT about the setting?

• The sun warmed the sand.

• Waves crashed loudly on the shore.

• She was so excited to be there.

What is setting?

• The time and place where a story occurs

• A character's personality traits.

• The most exciting part of a story.

• The ending of a story.

What is the exposition of a story?

• Where the action is winding down after the climax.

• The end of the story where everything is resolved.

• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

• The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some of the characters.

An example of setting is 

• A big castle with magical house objects 

•  the central idea or belief in a short story.

• Persuade 

• Third person 

Which of these describes the time and place of the story?

• Theme

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

Check the FIVE basic elements of all short stories.

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

• Conflict

What do authors use to provide a better understanding of the setting?

• Good vocabulary

• Figurative language

• Random ten-syllable words

• They appeal to your five senses

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The __________________ is the time and place of the story's action.

• setting

• characters

• theme

• plot