In this lesson, you will learn how an author develops setting by using words and phrases to infer where the text takes place and what the place is like. [7:05]

In this lesson, you will learn how an author develops setting by using words and phrases to create a mental picture of where the text takes place and what the place is like. A slideshow and student handouts are available with site login....

In this lesson, you will learn to explain how a playwright tells a story by looking at setting, character dialogue, and stage directions. [6:26]

In this lesson, you will learn how to analyze an author's word choice by visualizing the setting. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:21]

A music video [3:42] about the five elements of a story: setting, plot, characters, conflict, and theme. Includes downloadable student handouts.

In this lesson, you will learn how to understand the setting of a story by analyzing the visual elements included in the author's descriptions. Registration gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [6:24]

In this episode of Piggley's Storyteller Warehouse, the host shares the basic building blocks of all stories: Who? What? Where? The host then sets the characters' names, the conflict, and the setting to the tune of a rap song.

Explore how authors use setting to establish the time, place, and social conditions in which a story takes place in this short animated video [2:38] from WNET.

Story retelling is a critical skill for reading comprehension. Sing along with Jack and increase your reading comprehension and story retelling skills. Learn about the parts of a story or elements of a story. [2:38]

This song helps children learn the typical structure of most stories by giving examples in a fun and easy to memorize call and response format! In addition to teaching the concepts of "beginning," "middle," and "end." It also teaches the...

This video explains 4 things that a good reader considers when retelling a story. [4:29]

Professor John Bowen discusses the harshness of the landscape around Haworth and the central part it plays in the writings of the Bronte sisters. [3:26]

Professor John Bowen and Ann Dinsdale discuss the poor sanitary conditions in Haworth in the 19th century and the mix of rural and industrial influences on the Bronte sisters and their writing. [4:04]

In this video, effective for engaging students with significant cognitive disabilities, the teacher uses a literature book to set a purpose for reading and the students successfully listen to achieve the purpose: to identify the...

Writers establish context to introduce a character and engage the reader. Let's practice building context by adding details to help the reader understand the character. [8:11]

A slideshow introducing symbolic settings in literary texts.

This lesson explains how to identify the setting in a work of fiction. This tutorial lesson shares a screencast with the lesson's content. [15:59]

This video teaches the standard for Kindergarten, Reading: Literature

This short video explains how to retell a fiction story by telling the characters, setting, and major events from beginning to end! [1:48]