All right, ladies and gentlemen! Everything seems to be galloping along quite well so far! Let me be frank for a moment. The KY Oaks and the Derby are this weekend. The following post will reflect that reality.
I know that some of you have completely read your first project book and others have even read two already! How very industrious of you! Seriously, keep up the great work.
If any of you are interested in going ahead and starting a Book Video for the final part of this project, let me know and I will gladly help you get started! The Technology Fair is right around the turn, after all, and Book Videos make excellent Multimedia entries! But I digress…
This week’s topic involves setting. Do you remember what the two components of setting in a literary or dramatic work happen to be? Well, in case you’ve forgotten, those are time and place (aka where and when). For example, if I wrote a book whose characters attended the Kentucky Derby, then my setting most likely would be in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. I might go on to describe whether it was a beautiful day to be at Churchill Downs or if it was rainy and yucky and muddy. Eww! See where I’m headed? No blinders on you?
Here’s your assignment:
- Describe the setting from one of your project books (if you’ve read more than one to this point). You must include both time and place in your answer.
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- Explain how the setting impacts the story that you are reading. For example, people would be going about their day in different ways depending on where and when they lived. Life in Colonial Williamsburg was certainly different than it is in modern-day Louisville! Also, you could include thoughts about how the setting makes the book better or worse. Or if the setting seems authentic. Or if the setting seems just flat-out strange! This is an OPINION question, so please try to express an original thought here. We know that you have lots of those.
With the Kentucky Derby coming up this weekend, it’s a great time to listen to the Call to Post and scream, “AND THEY’RE OFF!” to encourage you to get moving!
The gates are officially open! Comment away!
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savannah w.
// Apr 28, 2009 at 8:59 am
The setting in my book the Adoration of Jenna Fox is in sunny California.She was originaly from Boston NY,but had to move for personal reasons.Although the time of the book is more a future tense,and because of that it changes how she lives her everyday life and also effects how she interacts with other “people”.
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Julie M Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 9:15 am
wow savannah this book sounds rlly good =]
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Mrs. S. Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Okay, I’m very curious to know why you put the word people in quotations. It sounds like a great book and I think it would be one I’d enjoy.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I know, Mrs. Scott, but I’m not telling!
It’s a VERY good reason, though!
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Mrs. S Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Okay, so it was on purpose! Now I think I need to read it!
savannah w. Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Yes Mrs.Scott it was on purpose nd about you reading it i think you should it was filled with twists nd turns.We shre the smae interests so i definetly recomend it to you i think you will really enjoy it!!!
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Felicia N.
// Apr 28, 2009 at 1:02 pm
The book i read “I Heart You, You Haunt Me” was a great book. The setting of the book was at high school and Ava’s house mainly. Ava has had a bad year she lost her boyfriend to a innocent dare and now she blames herself. The setting has a tremendous amount to do with the way the book turns out because if it was not in high school then i would’nt be able to connect as well as i could because if it was in modern day i mean people die everyday of common accidents and in high school you have a little more pressure because everyone might think you done it then school would be awful. “I Heart You, You Haunt Me” is a WONDERFUL book i loved it and i think any (girl) would like it to if your up for heartache, love, romance, and ghosts!
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Katlyn Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
This book sounds very interesting. Felicia you have to tell me more about this book later.
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Mrs. S
// Apr 28, 2009 at 1:50 pm
You’re finished! Now I really want to read it!
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Felicia N. Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Yeah im finished it was probably the most amazing book i’ve read.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
You may have to get in line behind me, Mrs. S. After all, it’s got to get checked in sometime and I might “accidentally” misplace it!
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katie t Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 11:19 am
yeah mrs.scott i heart you you haunt me is like the greatest book nd i got to read it before anyone! haha like mrs.northcutt said if you or her wants to read the book you will have to ‘misplace’ it.
but i totally agree that you all need to read it!!!
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Trevor
// Apr 28, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Dear blog people…
This weeks post question is “Describe the settin in one of your project books”. The Alchemyst is set in California..where you know it’s sunny and hot and stuff like that.
In one scene where Dr. John Dee is trying to take the Codex (a book full of magical stuff thats really powerful) from Nicholas Flamel. Dr. Dee brings these Golems or Men of Clay..they’re literally men made out of clay. But the sun starts to dry them out from their usual state of gooeyness and makes them hard and flaky and well…breakable. So Dr. Dee loses 2 out of the three big clay things but ultimately wins the fight. Still the climate affected that scene alot because those clay guys could’ve done alot more damage if they were in their regular state. So thanks for reading!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
So is this set in the present day, past, future. alternate universe, etc.? It sounds interesting, so I require more information, sir!
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Trevor Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Yea this book has a whole bunch of different places..like this little town called Ojai and big cities.. LA for example..I finally finished this book last week but I want to read the sequel..”The Magician” is the titl;e I think..so youneed to get on your little bookbuyin thingy and spend some money!!!
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arthur Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
thats pretty cool trevor. I might check that out. It sounds pretty cool.
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Becca
// Apr 28, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I really want to read this book, it seems that everyone has fell in luhv with this book, and I can’t wait to get the chance to finally read it!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
April 28th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Would that be the increasingly popular “I Heart You, You Haunt Me”, Becca?
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Dylan Young
// Apr 29, 2009 at 6:50 am
In my book Cracker, it is set in vietnam in WW2. Its full of jungles, and small villages. The setting impacts the story by making Cracker lost,confused and scared. The troops feel the same way. The jungle of course is very hot and humid.
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Radina H.
// Apr 29, 2009 at 11:12 am
The setting of my book TTYL is present time its real life stuff and it happends today!!! It is also in the school year..
The setting of the story is an important part of the book bc it all happens during the school year and if it dident have the book in the school year then the whole book would have to be changed!
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Tabitha Dennis Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
that sounds realy cool.
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Felicia N. Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Radina hope this book is awesome. I wanted to read it but it seems like everyone else does to.
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Julie M.
// Apr 29, 2009 at 11:13 am
the setting of the book “HOW YA LIKE ME NOW”….is in BOSTON….nd it is present day……the setting would impact it…like if i was to take it out of the settin that it is in now which is BOSTON nd put it in a different settin….the most important setting so far in the book is the school, because he juss started goin to this new school…nd it was kinda hard to get him in the school because u cant juss come in durin the school year nd say im gunna start goin to this school u have to have a certain GPA nd u had to start at the beginning of the year…
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katie t
// Apr 29, 2009 at 11:16 am
The setting of the book I heart you you haunt me is present day timeing, the setting revolves around high school teens and getting on with life after a tragic loss.the setting is very important in this book because it helps tell the story of the highschool students.
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Ashley Rose Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Katie,
I think this book wil be a great book and I would love to read it!
I also think that the setting will make the bok better because it’s in modern time.
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katie t Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
ashleyy the book was good
i read it in one day!!
now im working on ’sweethearts’ im like half way through……its really good(:
its very dramatic which i love(: haha
but im glad i listened to you when you said it was a good book ;p
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courtney sturgeon Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
That book was my second choice, i have already read it. The setting is very importatnt in the book.
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Katlyn
// Apr 29, 2009 at 2:54 pm
In the book Artichokes Heart the setting is in the prestent. The setting is in Rosemarys house and her mother salon.If her mother didnt have her salon then Rosemary would of never found out from Kay-Kay that Kyle likes her.
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Becca Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
KATLYN! Im so glad u FINALLY finished the book today, its SO my turn now!
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Katlyn Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Yeap I just turned it in today
You better hurry and get it before any one else does
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Tabitha Dennis
// Apr 30, 2009 at 2:15 pm
The setting of my book is a graveyard and that helps the boy Bod. And that helps Bod to over come his enamys the Jacks.
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Becca
// Apr 30, 2009 at 8:30 pm
The setting of my book, This is What I Did, is prestent day at it takes place mostly on a street called Judge. The author doesn’t really elaborate on the setting so I don’t know a whole lot about it, because truely it isn’t important to the story, it just really isn’t.
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courtney sturgeon
// May 1, 2009 at 11:19 am
in the book Me, The Missing, And The Dead, the setting is a taxi cab place. Violet is setting on a shelf in a urn. The setting impacts the story of where and why she was there.
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Ashley Rose
// May 2, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Hello All
I have finished 2 books on the list but I don’t want to use the other book I have read. It was a good book but I just don’t want to use it. So I will keep telling you about my first book “Sweethearts” by Sara Zarr.
The setting in this book is in a rural town where almost everyone knows everyone else. It is also set in a modern time. I know this because there are cell phones and other modern technology things.
I think that the setting makes the book better in my opinion because I like books set in a modern time because I can relate to the people in the story. Well, I guess that’s all the opinion I have at this point!
S’Later!
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arhur
// May 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm
well my book The Hunger Games, it is set in the future somewhere. Katniss lives in the seem of district 12, which is where all the poor people live. So since she’s poor she has to hunt and gather food to keep her and her family alive. Well after she gets picked for the hunger games the setting is in the woods. Since she hunts in the woods, this gives her an advantage during the games. OH and I finished the book.
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Felicia N.
// May 5, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Ashley hope you enjoy the Sweethearts book!
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whitney c.
// May 6, 2009 at 11:09 am
The graveyard book is taken place in a grave yard in last century and this century. I heart you,you haunt me is taken place in this century in a small town. I think these seetings are good because that make the book make sence.
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