Learning Intention: Students explore the seven

literary elements of prose fiction – setting and

Imagine That! atmosphere.

Success Criteria
By the end of this week, students will
be able to:
1. Identify setting and atmosphere as
being one of the literary elements of
prose fiction.
2. Examine setting and atmosphere in the
class novel Coraline.
3. Compose a range of settings using a
Grade 6, English prescribed vocabulary list.

Term 1, Week 3
Homework: Annotate Chapter 5
 Week 2 – Writing Prompt Glows
• It was very clear from the number of examples you provided,
that you had done the summer reading.
• It was good to see students using specific examples of her
bravery in their response.
• It was VERY good to see so many of you know to organize
your paragraphs into clear introduction, body, and conclusion
sections.
• Many of you were able to fully answer the question with clear
and developed sentences
 Week 2 – Writing Prompt Grows
• Don't forget to capitalize proper nouns. They must always be
capitalized no matter where they come in the sentence. This
should include the first person pronoun 'I'.
• Remember to organize your thoughts into paragraphs rather
than one large, unclear paragraph. Try using an introduction,
body, and conclusion section to organize your ideas.
• Remember to use of transitions in your writing. Transitions
help you build your arguments more clearly. Try using words
like firstly, secondly, etc.
• Should of and Could of are not proper phrases, instead use
contractions like 'should have' and 'could have'.
• Take care with your use of homophones like 'two', 'too' and
'to'.
 Identify setting as being one of the
Success literary elements of prose fiction.

Criteria 1 Activities:
1. Students receive an overview of
setting and atmosphere.
2. Students complete an activity from
Changint to
their MyPerspectives textbook.
3. Students view a YouTube video on
how to write compelling settings.

Homework: Annotate Chapter 5

1. Growing Our Vocabulary
In previous weeks, we started our own Glossary of important words.

Task:

• Continue adding to this glossary, with words you encounter as you read. In addition to this,
you will need to add the following words and definitions (hint – these are important words to
know for the Cambridge Examinations).
1. Growing Our Vocabulary
Words Definition Example
Prickle (verb) Cause a stinging or tingling sensation

A reddish-brown color associated particularly

Sepia (noun) with photographs of the 19th and early 20th
centuries.
Astride
With a leg on each side of something.
(preposition)

Famished
Extremely hungry
(adjective)

Shameless (of a person or their behavior) Showing a lack of

(adjective) embarrassment or guilt
1. Elements of Prose Fiction
Character /
Atmospher Plot
Characterizatio
e n

Literary
Elements of
Prose Fiction

Conflict Theme

Narratio
Setting
n
 1. Overview of Setting and Atmosphere
(Mood)
Setting is an environment or surrounding in which an event or story
takes place. The setting description allows readers to picture where
the story is taking place in their minds whilst they read.

• Mind that every person and character will have different thoughts and
ideas about any location.
• This means that the description can change depending on the perspective.
Aspects to consider in Gr 6
• Time
• Place
• Atmosphere (Mood)
• Weather
• Social and Cultural Context
 1. MyPerspectives Activity
Open to Page 363 in your MyPerspectives book . As a class, read the
excerpt from "Alice in Wonderland".

In your own words, write a paragraph to describe the setting in the

excerpt, in your notebooks.

Include:

• What sounds can you hear?

• What can you see?

• What kind of atmosphere exists in the story? (relaxing, peaceful,

noisy etc.)

• Can you add any more detail?

 Examine setting and atmosphere in
the class novel Coraline and a
Success Commercial

Criteria 2 Activities:
1. Students examine the two central
settings of the novel Coraline:
Coraline's apartment in England,
and the 'other world'.
2. Students examine spoken word,
visuals, and music to better
understand mood.
3. Students make connections between
characters and the settings in which
they are situated.
2. Two Central Settings
Consider the two central settings of the
novel; Coraline's apartment in
England and "the other world"
• Describe the above settings both literally and
figuratively

• Create a T-chart in your notes to represent

your findings

• How do these types of settings typically affect

people?

On the next page you will find questions to aid your notes.
2. Two Central Settings
Consider the two central settings of the novel;
Coraline's apartment in England and "the other
world"
• Is there any significance to the time of year or time of day
during which the events take place?

• Does the location suggest anything potentially meaningful?

• Might the weather, climate, or atmosphere depicted be

relevant to understanding deeper possible meanings?
2. Setting and Mood activity
Eminem Commercial Handout

As you are watching this Super Bowl Commercial use

the handout provided by your teacher to take notes and
fill in the foldable.
 2. Setting and Mood activity
- Discuss your findings as a class;

- What is the overall atmosphere and

setting in the clip?
- What feelings does it evoke?

- Give concrete examples of how the

sounds, weather, graphics etc. influence
the effectiveness of the commercial.
2. Connections Between Characters and
the Settings in the novel
• Where is Coraline set?
• Is it set in the real world or made up?
• What is the weather like?
• What is the atmosphere in the story like?
• What evidence do we have from the book, make
an inference with the information in the novel.
2. Connections Between Characters and
the Settings in the novel
Changes to the Setting in the novel Coraline

• When you are finished chose one aspect about the setting (e.g. location, weather,
apartment etc. ) and create a small fictitious comic strip with a dialogue in that new
setting.
2. Connections Between Characters and
the Settings in the Novel
• With your desk partner discuss the following changes to the Setting in the novel
Coraline; Write your findings in your notebook.

1. How would the story change if the plot of Coraline was taking place in a sunny, warm,
or tropical place?

2. How would it change if the mice were other animals?

3. How would it change if Coraline was a boy?

4. How would it change if Coraline lived in a big house versus an apartment ?

5. How would the story change if Coraline took place in the year 2023?
 2. Food for Thought write in your
Notebooks:
• What is the current setting at ISR?

• Does the school environment affect

the people or the other way around?

• Is there a difference between the real world

and fiction?

• As a student or writer what ways can you

affect your environment and maybe the
setting of your story?

• Can the setting in a novel be perceived

differently by different people?
Success Compose a range of settings using a
prescribed vocabulary list.
Criteria 3 Activities:

1. Students use given information to

construct a setting.
2. Students share their writing with a
partner in the class.
3. Write about a Room
Write a description of the room you are in from the point-of-view
of Coraline, in your notebooks.

• If the character is from another time or place, so much the better.

• What would the character notice first?
• What would she find odd?
• What would she love about the room?
• What would she dislike? Go beyond describing the physical space
and capture her attitude about what she sees.
• Whatever captures her emotions about the space?
 3. Write about a Room
• Your teacher will select some of the stories to be read out
loud to the class.

• Peers/partners listen carefully and decide if you feel the

targeted mood and atmosphere in the story.

• Give two aspects of positive feedback and one area of

potential improvement.
 3. Write about a Vacation Spot
Select an image that appeals to you. (do not say which one)

• Now, write a short scene from the viewpoint of a character who has just
arrived at this location and is seeing it for the first time.

• Describe the setting through the character's eyes, paying particular

attention to the mood that this image evokes in you.

• Evoke this mood in your readers, through the reactions of the character -
look for sensory images! (5 senses)
 3. Write about a Vacation Spot
• Your teacher will select a few students' stories to be read out
loud to the class or with a partner.

• Peers/partners need to listen carefully and decide if they feel

the targeted mood and atmosphere in the story.

• Give two aspects of positive feedback and one area of

potential improvement.
 3. Share your writing
If we have time at the end of the week's lessons and
activities, we will take some time to share our
writing with a partner or the class.

Remember to practice active listening as your partner

or peer reads their story. Say something you enjoyed
about their writing, but also say something that
could be added or improved.

When receiving feedback from the class, write down

the suggestions... you might be able to use them in
future writing activities!