Introduction

Introduction
Think of your favourite story or movie. Think of the characters, what happened, the decisions that they had to take and their relationships. Now imagine that it took place on a pirate ship at sea and in a different time period.  Would the story still work? Probably not.
The setting is really important with stories.
And the setting often creates the atmosphere, or mood of a story or a certain scene.

Think of a lost child in the forest. With tall trees that prevent sunlight shining through, with animals that make creepy sounds, and the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind. This is a nervous and creepy setting. This description helps the reader to feel the lost child’s emotion and so suspense is created.

Through the description of place, the reader can relate to the mood of the characters in the story.

This section contains 2 steps. Work them through step by step.

Step Activity
1 Sentences about setting. Read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
Describe and make notes on settings.
2 Read the Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.
Answer the questions.

 

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