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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1 - 7)

Objective

Setting. Where a play, book or story takes place often affects the characters' personalities and the possibilities for plot. Setting is usually a carefully considered element in an author's set-up for fiction.

The objective of this lesson is to look at setting.

Lesson

1. Class discussion. Could Twisted have been set anywhere? How does the setting make this a unique story? How do the people in Twisted differ from the people in the students' hometown? How are they similar? How did the setting affect the characters? The plot? The themes? Why is the setting important?

2. Class work. Students will write a short paper on how the town in which they currently reside and attend school has shaped their lives.

3. Class debate. Students will debate the following statement: Setting is the least important aspect of a novel.

4. Homework. Students will rewrite the basic plot of Twisted and set...

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