Download Setting and Mood PPT - Nutley Public Schools

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Do Now:
● Read the non-fiction article about Nepal
● What is the setting and mood of what you
are reading?
● If you are not sure, try your best! We are
going to review it later in the class.
Setting
● Setting refers to where and when a scene takes place.
○ There are lots of ways to think about setting.
● The questions that we can ask when we think of setting
are:
○ When is this event happening?
○ What is the geographical location of this scene?
● The setting of our lesson is Monday, May 4 at NHS in
Nutley, NJ in room 305; we could also say the setting is
planet Earth, or a spring day, or the 21st century, etc
What is the setting of this image?
What is the setting of this image?
Another Term...
Context: Anything beyond the specific words
that are stated in the literary work, but are still
significant. Examples include economic,
cultural, and historical contexts of works.
Mood/Atmosphere
● Mood is the atmosphere of a literary work
that evokes specific emotions, feelings, or
vibes for the readers through words or
descriptions.
● While you read, ask the questions of how
does this description make the readers feel?
● Examples include peaceful, unhappy or
harsh moods.
What is the mood? How does this make people feel?
What is the mood? How does this make people feel?
Nonfiction Article:
● What is the setting of the article?
-Specific time
-Geographical location
● What is the context?
-What do we know beyond what is said?
● What is the mood?
-What atmosphere is being created?
-How are the readers feeling?
The Great Gatsby
● Please turn to page _______ in chapter 3.
● What is the setting?
● What is the mood?
Exit:
Discuss:
How do setting and mood influence the stories
that we read?