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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1 - 3)

Objective

Chapters 1 - 3

Where a play, book, or story takes place often affects the characters' personalities and the possibilities for plot. Setting is a usually carefully considered item in an author's set-up for fiction. Setting in the fantasy or science fiction genre is particularly important since oftentimes the reader must understand the differences between the fantasy world and the "real" world. Ship Breaker is set in a futuristic world where everything is scarce. The objective of this lesson is to look at setting.

Lesson

1) Homework: Students will rewrite the basic plot of Ship Breaker and set it in the "real" world, explaining how the different setting changes the work.

2) Class Discussion: Could this book had been set anywhere? How does the setting make this a unique story? How do the people in Ship Breaker's world differ from the students' world? How does the setting affect the characters...

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