What are Settings?
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Join Zayd and Ari and learn about settings in stories.
Transcript What are Settings?
"What are you up to, Ari?" "Oh, don't worry about it! You'll find out later." "I hope nothing is wrong." It looks like Ari is busy writing something, but what could it be... oh! It looks like birthday invitations for Zayd's surprise party! But, it looks like Ari is missing some important information. Ari needs to let their friends know when and where the party will happen, but isn't sure how. Let's help them learn 'What are settings' so that they can send these invitations to their friends! A setting is when and where something happens in a story. Did you know that a story can have more than one setting? A setting can be where something happens, like your school, your house and even a time such as autumn, summer or three o'clock in the afternoon. The setting of a story can even change like when a story starts in the day time, but ends at night or if it starts in the summer and ends in winter! Now that we've learnt a bit about settings, let's help Ari write their invitations! First Ari needs to say when the birthday party is happening. The word ‘when’ tells us we are talking about the time the party is taking place. Sometimes the author gives us this information, but if not, we have to guess based on the pictures and words. Based on the picture, when do you think the party will happen? The sun is shining, the calendar says Saturday and the clock says four o'clock so the party will be at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Next, Ari needs to say where the birthday party is happening. The word 'where' tells us we are talking about the place it is happening. The author sometimes gives us this information, but if not, we need to guess using the pictures and words. Based on this picture, where do you think Zayd's party will be? This picture shows a lot of trees and flowers so Zayd's party will take place in a forest! Before we see the party, let's review. Today we learnt about settings. The setting of a story tells us when and where something happens. It can be a physical place, or a time of day and the setting can change during a story. Now, let's see how that surprise party turned out. "Surprise!" "Wow! All of this is for me?" "Yes, happy birthday! Now, blow out the candles before the cake melts." "Ari? A little help here?"
