Introduction
You will be working on citing textual evidence that uncovers the impact of setting on individuals and events. You will explore characters and plots, but take a unique approach to examining how setting directly or indirectly affects these story elements. Additionally, you will read various informational texts throughout this unit discussing the impact of setting on events that happened. Lastly, you will demonstrate masteryproject based assessment that showcases your understanding of how setting has an impact on individual and events.
Essential Questions:
How does the setting, whether it is urban or rural contribute to the text?
"In Trouble" from Woodsong
In this short story, the setting will become the main character affecting the mood and the plot of the entire narrative. Try to visualize what the author is describing in order to obtain the mood the author wants to create. Think about how the settings changes the musher's perspective of the dogs and his surroundings.
"The Ransom of Red Chief"
In this short story, you will encounter how the rural setting affected the characters, plot, and the outcome of the story. As you examine this story, think about how the rural setting affects the story.
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
A short story trailer.
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Writers often draw on their own backgrounds to create a story. The setting may be a place they once lived. The characters may be based on people they knew. The theme may involve issues that especially concern them. The plot might even include events of their own lives. The setting of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" is Harlem, the neighborhood in New York City where Walter Dean Myers grew up in the 1940's. As you read this short story, think about how the setting influenced the writer's background.
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"Chicago"
In this poem, you will learn how an author Carl Sandburg feels about a city named Chicago, which is located in Illinois. You will be lead through a web quest that takes you through understanding the historical context of how the setting affected the writer by examining the various literary devices used to describe how he felt about the city.
Informational Articles: 9/11 A Day We Will Never Forget
Through the reading of these informational articles, you will examine the salient points in an article through examination of how a metropolation lifestyle was changed on this day.
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