and its Impact on Literary Elements

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• and its Impact on Literary Elements

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Plot

• Setting can dramatically change the plot of the
  story. Even just changing from the farm to the
  city can affect the events of a story.

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Impact on Characters

• Characters are sometimes dramatically changed
  times just by the setting they are in.

How would your life change? HmmmWhat are the
similarities of the 2 families? Why do you think
that is.
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Characterization

• Setting can also tell a lot about a character.

What does this picture tell about the characters?
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Theme
I like to think(right now, please!)of a
cybernetic forestfilled with pines and
electronicswhere deer stroll peacefullypast
computersas if they were flowerswith spinning
blossoms. I like to think(it has to be!)of a
cybernetic ecologywhere we are free of our
laborsand joined back to nature,returned to our
mammalbrothers and sisters,and all watched
overby machines of loving grace.

• Setting can impact the theme, or what is learned.
  

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace By
Richard Brautigan I like to think (andthe sooner
the better!)of a cybernetic meadowwhere mammals
and computerslive together in mutuallyprogrammin
g harmonylike pure watertouching clear sky.
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Setting and Tone

• Tone is more than merely an authors attitude
  toward his/her audience and characters it is the
  stylistic means by which an author conveys
  his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature. 
• Tone is created by words, writing style,
  attitude, and setting.
• Just by changing the setting, you change the
  whole tone or feeling of a story.

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Setting and Tone

• What is the tone of this video?
• What mood does it evoke?
• What does the director show in the setting to
  create this mood?

Thriller, Michael Jackson

• fearful, horrific,
• afraid, terrified, panicked
• Full moon, dark colors, night, graveyard, etc.

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Commonalities in Literature
Watch these 2 videos What common Tone does the
setting create for both videos?

• Remorse
• Guilt
• Regret

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Setting and Your Writing

• Think about the fable you are writing with your
  group.
• Does it have a clear setting? Describe it.
• How does the setting impact the plot, characters,
  theme, and tone?
• How will the audience you chose respond to the
  setting?
• When you get with your group answer each of these
  questions in detail then continue writing your
  story. Be sure you have completed steps 1-6 of
  the project, then you should be able to begin the
  actual story.