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How should a story's setting make you feel?

Objectives

Students will:

  1. Identify the words and images that contribute most to the effect of a fictional passage.
  2. Describe a novel’s setting and its effect, based on textual evidence.
  3. Distinguish between symbols and allusions, and describe the impact of each when used in a work of fiction.
  4. Analyze the role of connotations in conveying the mood that readers should associate with a scene.

Skills Needed

Students must be able to:

  1. Identify the features of historical fiction.
  2. Identify details related to a story’s setting.