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Lesson 1 (from Prologue, Chapters 1 - 4)

Objective

Prologue, Chapters 1 - 4

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 The Blue Afternoon and set it in another century, explaining how the different setting changes the work. For example, what would be different if it was set in the 21st. century?

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

3) Group Work: In groups, students will research a setting that might be similar and...

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