Dear Families,
We have been exploring setting as an important story element.
Our working definition: The setting is where the story takes place.
Looking for examples, we read the following picture books together:
We have been exploring setting as an important story element.
Our working definition: The setting is where the story takes place.
Looking for examples, we read the following picture books together:
We also started using an interactive reader's response notebook. (I haven't thought of a catchy name yet.) We have been using it to identify character and setting in different ways!
We discussed how much the setting affects the story. Could we imagine what Bear Wants More would be like if it took place in the city? What if Henry P. Baloney was an alien who went to school in a forest? The setting that the author and illustrator choose makes a huge impact on the telling of the story. All of their structured choices were pulled from books we've read the last two weeks.
We discussed how much the setting affects the story. Could we imagine what Bear Wants More would be like if it took place in the city? What if Henry P. Baloney was an alien who went to school in a forest? The setting that the author and illustrator choose makes a huge impact on the telling of the story. All of their structured choices were pulled from books we've read the last two weeks.