Setting Plot

Why is the setting important in a story?

• It tells us the end.

• It tells us about the conflict.

• It helps us be a part of the story.

• Its not important

Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap.  Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks.  Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically.  The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.  Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door.  He held his head down low.
Which of the following choices is evidence that the setting is a library?

• He held his head down low.

• Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap

• Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. 

• The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.

• action

• conflict 

• setting

• plot 

What is the synonym we use to describe the beginning of the story where the main characters, setting, and problem are introduced?

• beginning

• rising action

• introduction/exposition

• resolution

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

The series of events in a story...

• main idea

• setting

• conflict

• plot

The time and place of a story...

• plot

• setting

• characters

• theme

Stage of plot where background info is given about characters and setting...

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

What is the role of the setting in a story?

• To introduce the main characters

• To create the mood and context

• To resolve the conflict

• To provide dialogue

Which element of a story is most directly influenced by the setting?

• Theme

• Plot

• Character development

• Dialogue