Settings Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: RL.4.3
Many people think of a setting as a backdrop to a story, but often it drives the actions and motives of the main characters. The setting involves two aspects the physical place and the time period in which it were taken place. The concept of the setting, in most stories, is often marginalized as to the level of importance for any story. Places can change over time just easily as the people that inhabit them. A well-placed setting can set the mood and scene for characters. For instance, if you read a work that started just after war ended and were experiencing the carnage left behind by the series of battles. You would instantly have sympathy for all of the characters that were present, even though they may have caused some of the carnage to a degree. These worksheets will help students unravel key elements of the settings of stories.
Setting Worksheets To Print:
What's the Setting? - Margaret had not done her math homework. She hated math! We explore how to determine where and what is going on.
A Study of Setting - We look deep into the themes and concepts presented by the setting. It is an integral part of the story. In most cases, the story could not happen at all in exactly the way that it does if the setting were dramatically different.
Five Sense Readers - You need to get them to smell the flowers, touch the rainbows, and even hear the shouts. Think about the story you have just read. How did the author appeal to your five senses, to bring the setting to life for you? List details from the story that relate to each of the senses.
Recognizing Setting - Can you tell the setting of the passage just from the details provided? Can you tell the setting of the passage just from the details provided? Read each passage. Write the setting on the line. Then indicate what about the passage gave you clues.
Analyze the Setting - Any body of work that you want to pick apart, this will help you with. It basically a series of questions that will point you in the right direction.
What the Setting Says - How would this scene be different if it took place in Tom's bedroom, or in a restaurant, or on a school playground?
Where on Earth? - What is the setting? Write the number of the correct setting on the line.
Analyzing Setting - What role does the setting play in the plot and the theme? Think about the book you have just read. What role does the setting play in the plot and the theme?
Creating a Setting - Appealing to a reader's five sense can really bring a setting to life. Imagine a place where a story might take place. It can be a real place with which you are familiar, or it can be an imaginary world or place that you create.
Setting in Literature and Film - Answer the questions using details from the book or the movie. You have read the book and seen the movie: Now think about each one. Answer the questions using details from the book or the movie.
What is the Setting? - The old dog snoozed. We couldn't see him, but we could hear his shuddering snores. Read the following passages. What is the setting? Explain your answer using textual evidence.
Examining the Setting - Describe the setting using specific details from the point of view of the main characters. Describe the setting using specific details from the point of view of the main characters. How does each character feel about the setting?
Setting in Literature - In each of the novels below, the setting plays a very important role in the story. In each of the novels below, the setting plays a very important role in the story. Write a brief paragraph for each novel, explaining why its particular setting is important, and in what way.
What Is That? - Ellie shivered as she followed her mother down the frozen food aisle. Read each passage below. Can you identify the setting?
The Elements of Story: Setting - Read each passage. Identify the setting (time + place) for each.
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