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 * Setting**: the time and place where action unfolds in a story, drama, or other literary work.

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 * Question: How does the setting help determine the conflict? The plot? The mood? How does it shape the characters’ feelings or personalities?

To Understand Setting and Its Roles, you should:


 * HERE'S HOW:**

Step 1: Identify where the action takes place.

• if the action happens in a real place or imaginary place • if the action happens indoors or outdoors • if the action happens in the country, city, or other area • what you as an observer of the scene can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel. • how people act in this place --ways they speak, actions they must take.

Step 2: Identify when the action takes place.

• if the action takes place in the past, present, or future • what time of day it is • what the habits or customs of the people are at this time

Step 3: Explore how the setting affects the story, its role in the story.

Sarah Redmon: The setting helps determine the conflict when Ms. Maloney hit Mr. Maloney with the lamb leg, when Mr. Maloney came home and had a few drinks.

Mr. L: Sarah, does the setting help set the mood for the story's beginning? How so?

Bao Kang Vang: The setting of a story helps determine the conflict, the plot, and the mood of a story because a setting is like a puzzle piece that forms the story. Without a setting you wouldn't know where or when something happened.

Mr. L: Bao, does the setting help with the story's opening mood? Would it have been as surprising had Dahl not spent so much time on setting?

Tyler r: The setting i think determines where the characters are at in the story and what the are doing.

Kirsten Z: The setting helps determine the conflict, the plot, and the mood because if you didn't have a setting then you wouldn't if it was a dark night or a bright day, if there were any people or civilization around or anything like that. If there isn't a setting then you would have a hard time figuring out with story because you need the setting to determine what's going on from wherever there at. Oh yeah it also helps the mood of the story because wherever the characters are at it can make them feel a certain way like for instince at a waterpark, they'll be happy, at a cemetary they'll feel sadness.

Mr. L: Kirsten, how about mood? Does setting help you understand the mood of the piece? Is this important for the later effects in this story?

Zach H. The setting of the story is important because we can tell what is goin to happen based on the mood and what is around the characters!

Mr. L: Zach, so you believe setting does help to set up the "proper" mood? Can you give one example from this story how that is laid out?

Jaremie A: You can tell a lot about the story by the setting. If you don't have a setting, you dont have a story because a story has to have a place to be. mr.Colding: setting helps you understand the story like if you was reading a book with out a setting like if the book says Amber was walk and her foot got wet - how did it get wet this is why you all was need a setting to tell a stroy.

Jeremie: OK, I get it, but can setting help us to understand the mood in a piece of writing? How?

Pauline=] The setting is most important! The setting is the story, u need a setting to have a story. The setting helps you figure out on whats happening in the story. The setting also helps on what the author wants u to feel; the mood of what the character is expressing! P.S WOMEN ARE NOT EVIL!!!!!!!!! lol

Mr. L: Pauline, I agree that women are not evil, sometimes...lol. Anyway, what effect does setting have on setting up mood in a story?

Jalynn: the setting tells me what could happen or when it happened and i think that in this story it helps you under that the woman is realy loyal to er husband. but ones you get in to the story you find out that the old rumor is true THAT GIRLS ARE EVIL!!!!!!!

Jalynn: Ahh young Jedi you learn well! Now, what effect does setting have on creating the right mood in a piece? Can you provide an example?

Zach H:Jalynn i think your getting a little STAR WARSy here, are'nt u afraid people will start teasing you? And Mr.L yes it can get the right mood. As Kiesey said down below a walk in the Park can be defined as either sad ={ or happy=] and maybe curious.

Monique: In my opinion I love it when the story is descriptive and that's how the setting works. Which is determined by the plot, the conflict, and the mood. I think the reader wants you to be satisfied with what u read and thats by being specific.

Mr. L: I really enjoy a story that's been set up just right! I never saw that "clubbing" coming especially from such a nice, loving, caring, and doting wife --did you?

Jasmine: The setting helps you figure out the conflict and its mood.

Mr. L: Jasmine, how exactly does the setting "help" you figure out conflict and mood?

Haley: The setting is a very important piece to a story's puzzle. If we didn't have the setting it would be difficult to figure things out such as mood, time, or maybe even how the story moves along. Within the story's setting it has its' own story. I think of it as two stories one for the character and one for the setting. Everyone sees the story as being about the characters, but people don't see the story about the settings movement and its visuals. Sometimes you have to see the side of the setting and how it feels or how it works and moves, too.

Mr. L: Haley, you bring up an intriguing point; can you provide an example of a story where this is necessary before the reader/viewer fully understands the plot (rising action)?

Kiesey Solis: Hmph. Setting can tell you a lot about mood and conflict ETC. How is that you say? LOL. Well, it depends, like if you were at a park, it'll tell you how the character's mood it. If they are taking a walk through the park, they are sad or just happy, thinking about stuff.