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Lesson 1 (from Part 1, Chapters 1 and 1A)

Objective

Part 1, Chapters 1 and 1A

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. The objective of this lesson is to look at setting.

Lesson

1) Homework: Students will rewrite the basic plot of Story of a Girl and set it in another era, explaining how the different setting changes the work. For example, what would be different if it was set in the 1960's?

2) Class Discussion: Could Story of a Girl have been set anywhere? How does the setting make this a unique story? How do the people in Story of a Girl differ from the students' hometown? How are they similar? How did the setting affect the characters? The plot? The themes? Why is the setting important?

3) Group Work: In groups, students will research...

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