The setting of a story refers to the time and place in which the story takes place. It helps establish the mood and atmosphere of the story and affects the characters and their actions. Common settings include locations, time periods, and environments such as oceans, forests, houses, small towns, deserts, schools, outer space, and more.

1. What is the “setting” of a story?

2. • Setting helps set the MOOD of
a story.
• It also affects the characters
and their actions.

3. Time & place of the story
The “backdrop”
Helps create the feeling or atmosphere of the
book.
Real or imaginary.

4. Ocean
Europe
Cave
Desert
Farm
Glacial
Forest
19th
century
House
Asia
Tropical
School
Inner
city
Small
town
Magical
Urban
Outer
space
Island
museum