Short PPT on Setting for 6th grade Language Arts.

1. SETTING

2. SETTING
 The word setting mean where and when the action
of a story occurs.
 The place may be real or imaginary.
 The time may be past, present or future.
 Setting may include other details too.

3. SETTING
WHERE? Is it real or imaginary?
Is it in a city, town, or other
sort of place?
Is it inside or outside?
What do you see?
What do you hear?
What do you smell?
WHEN? Is it past, present or future?
What are the customs and
styles of dress at this time?
What season is it?
What day of the week is it?
What time of day is it?

4. What is the setting (when and where) in the following Disney
movies?
How is the setting in the movie important to what’s going on?
Wall-E
Finding Nemo
Ratatouille
Toy Story
The Lion King

5. Examples of SETTING
on a Test
1) How does the setting in Finding Nemo create a
problem in the story?
a) The ocean is easy to navigate.
b) The ocean is full of different things.
c) The ocean is wet.
d) The ocean is blue.
2) Which aspect of the setting causes the main problem
in the selectionFinding Nemo?
a) The variety of characters & environments
b) The temperature
c) The size
d) The lack of food