Where does it happen? When did it happen? These are two questions that play a key role in understanding the setting of a story. The fourth and final video in a Language Arts playlist uses a song to explain how the setting connects to other elements of a story, such as tone and theme.

Concepts

reading comprehension, setting, fiction, elements of a short story

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Read a short story, and then imagine it in a different setting; discuss how the change would affect the story
• Decide on a central setting as a class, write stories with that setting, and then compare and contrast them

Classroom Considerations

• Turn off the lights, so viewers can see the lighter text on some of the darker backgrounds

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Lyrics appear on the screen as the video plays
• Incorporates examples from stories such as The Odyssey

Cons

• Song moves slowly in parts and may cause learners to tune out

Common Core

RL.6.3 RL.7.3 RL.8.3 RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3