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1. SETTING
When and where a story takes place

2. Setting is generally a physical locale
that shapes the story’s mood, it’s
emotional aura and quality.

3. Whether real or
imagined, setting is
the emotional
backdrop of a story.

4. Setting is important because…
Setting shows internal and external conflicts
Setting highlights potential contrasts between
characters or ideas

5. Setting can also…
• Determine the fate of the protagonist
• Reflect character and embody theme

6. • If Victor Frankenstein
does all his
experiments in a
“solitary chamber, or
rather a cell at the top
of the house, and
separated from all
other apartments by a
staircase” we may
conclude that there is
something anti-social,
isolated, stale, and
even unnatural about
his character.

7. Types of Setting

8. PHYSICAL SETTING
Time of Day
Weather /
Temperature
Season
Indoors /
Outdoors
Imagery: 5
Senses

9. GEOGRAPHICAL
Location
Neighborhood
Street
City
Floor / Level/ Apartment
Urban / Rural / Suburban

10. CULTURAL
SETTING
The
values,
attitudes,
and
beliefs of
a place

11. Two Types of Cultural Setting
• Physical
Dialogue
Clothing
Iconography
Decoration
Routines
Customs
• Non-Physical
Education
Social Standing
Religious Beliefs

12. HISTORICAL
SETTING
This is setting that
incorporates past
events, disasters, and
people. It is a specific
time.

13. Best Coast “Our Deal” Questions: 8th Grade
You must answer in complete sentences that restate the
question.
1. What is the geographical setting?
2. Where and when does this story take place? Use at
least 3 details from the video?
3. What is their physical cultural setting? Cite
specifically from the video
4. What is your overall impression of the setting in the
video? Does it contribute towards the story? Explain.

14. 8TH Honors Questions: Best Coast “Our
Deal”
Answer in complete sentences that re-state the question within the
answer.
1. Where and when does this story take place? Cite the images in the
video that make you believe this.
2. How would you describe the cultural setting of the video? Cite the
images that make you believe this.
3. Why would the director choose this setting for this specific story? How
does the setting contribute to the story? You must draw inferences
between the visual images, attitudes, and plot of the story.