Novel pitch - setting

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Novel pitch preparation

How far into the book are you?

The first 50%

About halfway through

In the last 50%

What do you need to talk about during your pitch?

Your pitch should include:

• Basic book information
  
• A summary
  
• Important characters
  
• Setting
  
• Theme
  
• Your opinion
  

Before the holiday, we looked at ...

• Genre
  
• Character
  
• Plot
  

Time to make notes!

Open your English pitch document and make notes.

A description of setting needs to include ...

The country/town/world

The time/year/century

The atmosphere/mood/vibe

An example:

The story takes place in England in the 1800s. The characters are all upper class rich people, so it takes place in high society. The atmosphere is moody and sad, as there are often descriptions of bad weather and darkness.

Let's see what your setting is like!

In between questions, try and make notes on the vocabulary you can use for your pitch.

Your story takes place in the ...

Past (historical)

Now (contemporary)

Future (dystopia/sci-fi)

Your story takes place in ...

A fantasy world

A specific town/state in America

A specific town/state somewhere else

I'm unsure (use Google to help you!)

The setting of your story focuses on ...

The year it is in (temporal)

The place it is in (environmental)

A very specific location/building (individual)

The colors and tone used to describe the setting are usually ...

Dark and moody

Bright and happy

Bright and overwhelming

Sad and melancholic

Don't forget to add these things to your pitch document!

Are there any questions about the pitch?

I'm ready to move on to setting!

Yes! Totally ready to go.

Almost! But I can finish things in my own time

No! I still need to work on plot/character

Work on your pitch!