Reading a book - Lesson 6 - Context

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Quiet reading time

• Read in your book or in a book

Reading a book - HV2

Week 1 and 2: picking a book + reading motivation

Week 3: Emotions and setting

Week 4: Grammar and vocabulary

Week 5: Example presentation

Week 6: Working independently + practicing

Week 7: Handing in your reading task

Today

• Reading time

• (Check the "inferring character traits & feelings" worksheet)

• Information about context (setting)

• Time to write emotions in your emotions chart

Check answers "Inferring character traits & feelings" worksheet 

Lesson 6: Context

What is context?

Context refers to the background or details surrounding an event that occurs in literature. Details about the setting, a character's past, or even the time period of the story can help to set the context. Understanding the context can help a reader to better understand and interpret the events of the plot.

For this task we will be focussing on "the setting" (the physical context)

Setting

The setting of the story is the time and place that it occurs. Every story has a setting. The setting helps to create the mood of the story. It influences how readers feel about the text. On the next slide is an example of what I mean.

How does setting affect mood?

Imagine a story about a girl and a boy playing hide-and-seek. Pretend that the conflict in this story is that the girl cannot find the boy no matter how hard she looks. The setting of this story will have a huge impact on the mood, or how readers feel while reading the text. If this story took place in a candy shop during the day, it might have a happy or playful mood. But if this story took place at a cemetery during the night, the mood would be down right frightening.

Being able to identify when and where the story is taking place is a basic reading comprehension skill.

Teacher shows PowerPoint about Setting.

If you would like to practise some more with reading & deciding on the setting, come and pick up a work sheet, please.

They were lost in a dark and mysterious forest.

It was a sunny day and there was only a light breeze on the lake.

The sun had been up for hours and it was gorgeous sunny day in the city.

After leaving the club they took a wrong turn and ended up in a dark alley.

The princess loved seeing the castle from afar, between the mountains and greenery.

Find one picture that (you think) shows the
context of your book.

Setting

Read the passages on the next slides and look for clues that reveal the setting. Then explain your answer.

Remember the setting is the time and place that a story happens.

Setting 1:

Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap. Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks. Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made. Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door. He held his head down low.

Where is this story taking place?
How do you know?

When is this story taking place?
How do you know?

Setting 2:

Sir Anders frowned at his squire, Toby. Toby looked back worriedly. He was eager to please Sir
Anders but he didn't know how. "Well, Toby, do you want me to put the saddle on myself?" A bolt of realization struck Toby. He grabbed a saddle of the wall and began apologizing, "Why of course not, Sir Anders. What was I thinking?" Toby awkwardly tried to get the saddle on Sir Ander's white stallion. "Let me just grabbed the belt here and uh… Ah!" Toby was muttering to himself when Sir Ander's horse turned suddenly and knocked him into a pile of hay. Sir Anders could not help but to crack a slight smile at this scene. As Toby brushed off the hay, Sir Anders consoled him, "He knows that you're scared, Toby. Grab the bridle off of the wall, help me remove my armor, and I'll show you how it's done."

Where is this story taking place?
How do you know?

When is this story taking place?
How do you know?

Setting 3:

"I want Sugar Loops!" Tommy screamed at his mother. She shook her head in distress and then
responded, "Look, Tommy. That's not how you ask for anything, and we've already gone over this.
You can have Bran Flakes or Dry Os. No Sugar Loops." Tommy shook his head back and forth
violently. He then laid down on floor and started kicking his feet and screaming. Clearly he did not accept this answer. Mom grabbed her phone out of her purse. "Tommy, if you stop this tantrum and get back in the cart, I'll let you watch Tatakai Fighting Warriors on my phone." Tommy looked up excitedly and began gathering himself off of the floor. Mom put the box of Sugar Loops back on the shelf and tossed the Dry Os into the cart.

Where is this story taking place?
How do you know?

When is this story taking place?
How do you know?

Mood board information

You are going to make a mood board about the setting of the book you are reading. This mood board should be shown in your video presentation. You should also upload it in Learnbeat. 

Decide how many points this moodboard would get.

1. 0 pts: Completely irrelevant to the story. Or no moodboard provided.
2. 1 pt: Presents some creativity however inadequate and irrelevant to reading. Or uses mostly movie stills.
3. 2 pts: Attempt at a creative approach to the task, clear relation to the book.
4. 3 pts: Creative work, matches the style of the book. Relevant information from the book shown on the moodboard.

Decide how many points this moodboard would get.

1. 0 pts: Completely irrelevant to the story. Or no moodboard provided.
2. 1 pt: Presents some creativity however inadequate and irrelevant to reading. Or uses mostly movie stills.
3. 2 pts: Attempt at a creative approach to the task, clear relation to the book.
4. 3 pts: Creative work, matches the style of the book. Relevant information from the book shown on the moodboard.

Decide how many points this moodboard would get.

1. 0 pts: Completely irrelevant to the story. Or no moodboard provided.
2. 1 pt: Presents some creativity however inadequate and irrelevant to reading. Or uses mostly movie stills.
3. 2 pts: Attempt at a creative approach to the task, clear relation to the book.
4. 3 pts: Creative work, matches the style of the book. Relevant information from the book shown on the moodboard.

What to do now?

Work on your emotions chart in Learnbeat

and/or

Find pictures for your moodboard

Homework

Finish this LessonUp, please!

Keep reading in your book.

Note down emotions.

Look for clues about the setting of your book.

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