As authors plan a story, they decide where and when the story will take place. Sometimes all of the events in a story happen in the same place, and sometimes the people in the story move from place to place.

The setting of a story is where and when a story takes place. If you were writing a story about what is happening today, what would the setting be?

Authors give information about the setting or settings in a story. Authors tell what each setting is like, or describe each setting by giving small bits of information, or details.

Think about one of the pictures under the "Where" column in the Setting chart. What details could describe the place?

Good readers pay attention to the details that describe the setting to understand why the setting is important to what is happening in the story.

Today we will reread parts of Clark the Shark to practice describing the importance of the setting.

Reread pages 24-26 and 27-29 of Clark the Shark. You may discuss the questions below with someone.

Parent/Guardian: Check the student's responses with the answer key

, Reading: Ask and Answer Questions (1.1.4).

1. Where do the events in the story take place?
   
   
2. Why are the changes to the setting important?
   
   
3. Where at school does this part of the story take place? Why do you think the author chose this setting?
   
   
4. What might have happened if this part of the story were set in another area of the school?