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RECOGNIZING THE

FUNCTIONS OF
SETTING IN A SHORT
STORY
LEARNING GOAL
Identify the functions of
setting in a short story.
SETTING
Tells when/where the story
happens.
BACKDROP SETTINGS
tend to merely provide a
venue for the action of the
story.
INTEGRAL SETTINGS
Bring with them cultural and
social circumstances that
inform and influence the
conflict and the characters.

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