Topic Three (1.3): Prose Fiction: Responding to Setting and Mood

Responding to Setting and Mood – Unit 9 pp.85-93

As we have seen, characterisation is a fundamental way in which writers create effective narratives. However, setting the mood is also important. This next topic will look at ways writers use setting to create atmosphere and impact. Start with Worksheet 9.1, which looks at some of the stories you encountered in Topic Two.

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 Read

Read through the extract from 'The Siege' on pp.86-87.

 Interact

Complete Activities 1-5 that follow on p.88. When you’ve finished them, move on to Worksheet 9.3, which shows you how to analyse the ways in which writers create setting, with a passage from George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss.

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 Interact

Now read the extract from The Pieces of Silver on Worksheet 11.1 and complete the activity about the senses in that extract.

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 Read

Read through the extract from The Young Couple on pp.89-91. Use a dictionary and the glossary provided alongside the text to look up any unfamiliar vocabulary.

 Interact

Complete the exercises on pages 91-92. Remember to read ‘Check Your Progress’ on p.93.