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    Week 007-PresentationSettings and Atmosphere

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    The document discusses how setting and atmosphere are important elements in stories. It covers details about setting including location, climate, history and influences. It also discusses how setting can affect how a story is perceived and how details should be included depending on whether the setting is meant to be a mystery or part of the plot. The document also discusses how mood and atmosphere can make readers feel certain emotions and how figurative language can be used to set mood in creative nonfiction.

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    The document discusses how setting and atmosphere are important elements in stories. It covers details about setting including location, climate, history and influences. It also discusses how setting can affect how a story is perceived and how details should be included depending on whether the setting is meant to be a mystery or part of the plot. The document also discusses how mood and atmosphere can make readers feel certain emotions and how figurative language can be used to set mood in creative nonfiction.

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    Week 007

    Setting and Atmosphere


    Week 007: Setting and Atmosphere

    Setting of a Story
    • Neighborhood/Locale
    • Climate and Geography
    • History and Influences (Social, Cultural, Political)
    • Time and Era
    • Atmosphere/Mood
    • People/Population

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    Details of Setting
    • Will the setting affect how we perceive the story?
    • Yes? More details and nuance
    • Is the setting supposed to be a mystery?
    • Yes? Vague details are needed
    • Is the setting part of the plot device (especially in
    mysteries, where location is vital)
    • Yes? More accurate details are needed

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    Week 007: Setting and Atmosphere

    Setting in Nonfiction
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    • Proof of realism
    • Vivid empathy for character
    • Appreciation of cultural and topographic details
    • Establishing of social views

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    Week 007: Setting and Atmosphere

    Mood/Atmosphere: What it can make you do/feel


    • Can tug at your heart strings
    • Can make you indignant or mad about injustices
    • Can make you enjoy and appreciate
    • Can grip your heart with fear
    • Can make you laugh out loud
    • Can make you giddy with love or infatuation

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    Week 007: Setting and Atmosphere

    Use of Figurative Language in Creative Nonfiction


    • Can create mood
    • Can boost drama
    • Can exude literary flavor
    • Can explain something without sounding like a
    textbook

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