Name: _____________________________

Directions: At this station, you will be manipulating the setting of the selected text to see how it impacts other elements within the story. For each characteristic of the setting, you will explain what it is, decide something to change, and then you will say how it impacts the story.
Characteristics of Setting Place- geographical location;! Your Setting Now What You Change Impact to Story

PERIOD: ______________

Where is the action of the story taking place?

Time--When is the story

taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc)

Weather Conditions--Is it

rainy, sunny, stormy, etc?

Social Conditions--What is

the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local color (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)?
Mood/Atmosphere--What

feeling is created at the beginning of the story?! Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?