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Here are the teacher pack items for Analyzing the Setting:
Overview In this experience, students identify the setting of a photo of Earth from space. Then, they read and respond to a passage from a classic children’s book with a distinct setting. Next, they explain how setting influences plot. Finally, they apply what they have learned to a story they know and like. Students only read a brief excerpt from Little Women for the experience. You may choose to have them read the entire text. Objectives Duration One class period. Vocabulary Words in Chapter 4: “Burdens”
The setting of a story is the time and place where it occurs. In this experience, you will find out how the setting is important to a story.
Objectives
Where does the photo take place? When does it take place? (You don’t have to give an exact location or an exact date.) Answer both questions, using complete sentences.
Discuss student responses. The “where” setting is the Earth as seen from orbit. Determining the “when” setting will require an inference on the part of students: the photo must be from a recent decade, when humans were able to take clear photos from space. “During the age of space flight” or “late 20th or early 21st century” are examples of correct answers for the chronological setting.
