Period 1 - Setting & Theme

Period 1 - Setting & Theme
Period 1: Shortstories 
Setting and Theme
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Period 1 - Setting & Theme
Period 1: Shortstories 
Setting and Theme

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In this lesson 
- What do you know about this weeks topic? 
- Explanation 
- Putting your skills to the test


Slide 2 - Slide

What do you know about Setting?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Setting of a story
The setting of a story is the place and time a story takes place in.
It can be real or imaginary. 

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We will discuss three types of setting

1.  Physical setting - The location where the story takes place
2. Hystorical setting - The period (or time) in which the story takes place 
3. Social setting - The culture or society in the story 

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Physical setting
Setting in literature gives context to the story. It supports the characters, plot and theme in the story. It easily provides intricate information for the reader. 
discuss with a fellow student: 
What's the important connection between where Yolanda came from, and where she's living now? What effect does it have on the story? 

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Historical setting
Time or historic moments give a lot of information about the surroundings or the situation the characters are in. They have a direct effect on the way they behave. 
Discuss with a fellow student: 
In which time/year does the story "Snow" take place? Give at least 3 examples from the story to back up your claim. 

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Social/cultural setting
A society  has rules and affects the behaviour of characters. 
Cultures within a story influence the norms and values of certain characters in stories. 
Discuss with a fellow student:
First describe the social setting of the story snow. Which apply to everyone. Afterwards, find proof of cultural setting in the story. 

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Theme in literature

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Theme in literature
Theme is the main idea in a story. It can be the moral of the story but is does not have to be. 

Theme is always expressed by a complete sentence, idea or thought. It is never just one word.

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What could be the theme in Harry Potter books?
A
Friendship is important.
B
Death
C
People can change for the better.
D
Good versus evil.

Slide 11 - Quiz

Important about theme
- Theme is ALWAYS expressed in a sentence, idea or thought. If you write down a single word, it's not theme. 
- A story can have more than one theme. It can also have no theme. 
- If you come up with an answer, you have to provide context and explanation for you answer with information from the story

Slide 12 - Slide

Discuss with a fellow student
Try to come up with a theme for the following stories 

- The fun they had 
- All sumer in a day 
- Snow

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During this lesson: 
1. Work out setting for the stories you've already read! 
2. Sign up for a readtheory.org account
- Go to readtheory.org and sign up. Your teacher will show you a code so you can join the group. We are going to use readtheory to work on reading comprehension. 

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