Describing setting and developing tone
I can understand and apply how writers use setting and tone to reflect their characters.
Describing setting and developing tone
I can understand and apply how writers use setting and tone to reflect their characters.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Descriptions of a setting can help reflect a character's personality, mood or emotions.
- Using sensory imagery to describe a setting creates a vivid description.
- Tone can be built through the description of a setting.
- You can combine the sensory description of a setting and an emotional state of a character to create tone.
Common misconception
Pupils might think that descriptions of setting only serve as background and do not contribute to character development or tone of a piece of writing.
Settings are integral to storytelling as they can reflect and enhance a character's emotions, personality, and the overall tone of the scene. For example, a gloomy, rainy setting can mirror a character's sadness or create a foreboding atmosphere.
Keywords
Tone - the overall mood or attitude conveyed through a text
Setting - the time and place (or when and where) of the story
Sensory imagery - the use of descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell)
Vivid - producing strong, clear images in the mind
Reflect - to mirror or show something clearly
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This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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