Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow the link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain that a setting depicts a time and place and also conveys values. (Guide: “More than a backdrop”; Practice Question 1)
- I can explain how a change of setting may suggest a shift in the narrative. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Question 2)
- I can explain how contrasted settings can set up a conflict of values or ideas. (Guide: “Contrasted settings”; Practice Questions 3 and 8)
- I can explain how a character’s interaction with surroundings gives insight into the character and the setting. (Guide: “How characters behave in a setting”; Practice Question 4)
Skills
- I can use the four-column grid to analyse a setting. (Guide: “Reading a setting”; Practice Question 7)
- I can tell describing a setting from analysing it. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice Question 6)
- I can use a character’s behaviour in a place as evidence of an attitude. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Questions 4 and 7)
- I can write a paragraph that links setting details to character and to what they suggest. (Guide: both model sentences; Practice Question 7)
Reasoning
- I can explain what position a character occupies when caught between two settings. (Guide: “Contrasted settings”; Practice Questions 8 and 9)
- I can decide whether a setting is only a backdrop or is doing interpretive work. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice Question 6)
- I can use a public-domain example, such as the opening of The Open Boat, to show how a setting conveys values. (Guide: “Public-domain examples to learn from”; Practice Question 5)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 7.3 study guide, Plot Order and Sequence.