{"id":144,"date":"2019-05-22T19:45:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:58:11","slug":"questioning-students-teacher-evaluations-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=144","title":{"rendered":"Teach Setting in Writing with Animated Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"144\" class=\"elementor elementor-144\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9d924f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9d924f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-103c235\" data-id=\"103c235\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5f030 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d5f030\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c8084\" data-id=\"c2c8084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca22ffc\" data-id=\"ca22ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae21444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae21444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/workshop\/narrative-writing\/images\/teach-descriptive-settings-with-shorts.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Setting in Writing with Animated Shorts\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f66417\" data-id=\"6f66417\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8326eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8326eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Using animated shorts to teach setting is engaging and helps students understand how place shapes mood, conflict, and character decisions. The animated short <em>The Box<\/em> (by Merve Cirisoglu Cotur) tells a wordless story about a Syrian boy whose cardboard playhouse becomes a symbol of survival during wartime. When paired with Mahmoud\u2019s journey in Alan Gratz\u2019s <em>Refugee<\/em>, this lesson helps students analyze how setting influences tone, tension, and emotional impact, especially in stories of displacement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d42004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4d42004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\n.wsp-stat-strip { background:#323a49; margin:24px auto; max-width:900px; border-radius:14px; padding:24px; }\n.wsp-stat-strip .row { text-align:center; }\n.wsp-stat-item { padding:8px; }\n.wsp-stat-label { display:block; font-size:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.65); margin-bottom:4px; }\n.wsp-stat-value { display:block; font-weight:700; color:#f9d342; font-size:17px; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"wsp-stat-strip\">\n  <div class=\"row g-3\">\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Grade Level<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">4th\u20136th<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Skill Focus<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">Writing Narrative Hooks<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Standards<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">W.4.3.A \u2022 W.5.3.A \u2022 W.6.3.A <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Format<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">Printable & Google Slides<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3488e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3488e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jump to<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e59e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"05e59e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n.cs-jump-nav { max-width:900px; margin:24px auto; display:flex; justify-content:center; gap:10px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding:0 20px; }\r\n.cs-jump-nav a { display:inline-block; padding:10px 20px; border-radius:50px; background:#323a49; border:2px solid #fff; color:#fff; font-weight:700; font-size:13px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.5px; text-decoration:none; }\r\n.cs-jump-nav a:hover { background:#1dbb9d; color:#fff; }\r\n<\/style> <nav class=\"cs-jump-nav\">\r\n  <a href=\"#goals\">Lesson Goals<\/a>  <a href=\"#lesson\">Mini Lesson<\/a>  \r\n  <a href=\"#handout\">Handout<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#films\">The Films<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#activities\">Activities<\/a>  <a href=\"#recap\">Lesson Recap<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#teacher-information\">Teacher Information<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda3416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eda3416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This post includes a free printable pack to help your students analyze how <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">setting<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> impacts a story\u2019s tone and theme. Using a film-and-novel comparison, students explore setting, mood, and visual storytelling while building empathy through real-world connections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f424122 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f424122\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00baf4f\" data-id=\"00baf4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3defee2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3defee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"goals\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e843df2\" data-id=\"e843df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7873948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7873948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u2b50 What You\u2019ll Learn<\/h2><p>By the end of this lesson, you\u2019ll be able to help students:<\/p><p>\u2714 describe physical and emotional settings in visual and written texts<\/p><p>\u2714 analyze how color, sound, and imagery create mood<\/p><p>\u2714 compare a short film to a novel excerpt<\/p><p>\u2714 explain how setting influences character choices<\/p><p>\u2714 write from a character\u2019s perspective using setting details<\/p><p>\u2714 build empathy through stories of displacement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7651648 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7651648\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"lesson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9537d4\" data-id=\"a9537d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c01ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1c01ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u2b50 Mini\u2011Lesson: How Setting Shapes Mood and Character Decisions<\/h2><p>Setting is more than a backdrop\u2014it shapes the emotional tone of a story and influences how characters act, feel, and respond to challenges. Animated shorts are especially powerful for teaching this because students can <em>see<\/em> how visuals, color, and sound work together to create mood.<\/p><p>Explain to students that strong settings:<\/p><ul><li>reveal emotional tone (fear, hope, tension, safety)<\/li><li>influence character decisions and survival<\/li><li>shift throughout the story to increase conflict<\/li><li>use visuals and sound to communicate meaning<\/li><li>help readers\/viewers understand the stakes<\/li><\/ul><p>Model how to examine a setting by asking: <strong>\u201cHow does this place make the character feel\u2014and how does that affect what they do next?\u201d<\/strong> This question helps students connect setting to character motivation and theme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-407ab89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"407ab89\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"handout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48b4b07\" data-id=\"48b4b07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a2edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2a2edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be sure to get the handout. It <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Includes setting\/mood chart, comparison organizer for <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Box<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Refugee<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, background info, and Google Slides version.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a936f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"38a936f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/shortfilms\/animatedshorts4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d6e89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d6e89\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"films\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e954998\" data-id=\"e954998\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f60ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f60ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Comparing Stories with Short Films for Kids<\/h2><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83c\udf0d Why This Pair Works So Well<\/span><\/h3><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Box<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> uses music, sound effects, and visuals (with no dialogue) to convey the emotional and physical realities of war. <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Refugee<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> does the same through powerful language and detail. Together, these two texts help students make deep connections between story, structure, and setting.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8e0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea8e0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-213e99c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"213e99c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06cd499\" data-id=\"06cd499\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e885c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1e885c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/shortfilms\\\/films\\\/the-box.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Animated Short Film The Box&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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His beloved <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">box<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> becomes a makeshift shelter, then a boat, as he flees violence in search of safety.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbc961b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbc961b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d92a251\" data-id=\"d92a251\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bf1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"53bf1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=89sO3y75hF8&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/shortfilms\\\/refugee.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Refugee Book Trailer&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/89sO3y75hF8?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-53bf1f1&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcLzg5c08zeTc1aEY4P2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJm1vZGVzdGJyYW5kaW5nPTAiLCJtb2RhbE9wdGlvbnMiOnsiaWQiOiJlbGVtZW50b3ItbGlnaHRib3gtNTNiZjFmMSIsImVudHJhbmNlQW5pbWF0aW9uIjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fdGFibGV0IjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwidmlkZW9Bc3BlY3RSYXRpbyI6IjE2OSJ9fQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/shortfilms\/refugee.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Refugee Book Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about Refugee Book Trailer\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video about Refugee Book Trailer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c830212\" data-id=\"c830212\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c8988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16c8988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udcda <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mahmoud in Refugee<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (excerpt from the novel by Alan Gratz)<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Mahmoud, a Syrian refugee, escapes with his family after a bombing, traveling overland and by sea <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a dangerous journey to Germany. The setting constantly shifts from war zones to refugee camps to the open sea, and plays a key role in every life-or-death decision.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c5eba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c5eba1\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"activities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da816a5\" data-id=\"da816a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e2ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e2ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Activities for Teaching Setting with Animated Shorts<\/h2><p>This lesson uses two guided handouts to help students analyze setting, mood, and character experiences in <em>The Box<\/em> and <em>Refugee<\/em>. Each activity builds on the last, moving students from observation to comparison to written explanation.<\/p><h3><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/> Activity #1 \u2014 Setting &amp; Mood Exploration (Handout 1)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc7fc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc7fc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f29af7\" data-id=\"6f29af7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd61cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fd61cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/shortfilms\/images\/teach-with-animated-shorts-the-box-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teach Setting with the Animated Short One Small Step\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eddabd1\" data-id=\"eddabd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7206f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7206f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using the four\u2011quadrant setting chart, students track how the setting shifts throughout <em>The Box<\/em>. They record:<\/p><ul><li><strong>location<\/strong> (home, refugee camp, sea)<\/li><li><strong>events<\/strong> happening in each place<\/li><li><strong>why the location matters<\/strong> to the character<\/li><li><strong>mood<\/strong> created through visuals, color, and sound<\/li><\/ul><p>This helps students see how setting shapes tone and tension as the story unfolds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b153199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b153199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/> Activity #2 \u2014 Text\u2011to\u2011Film Comparison (Handout 2)<\/h3><p>Students complete a guided comparison table with three questions that connect <em>The Box<\/em> to Mahmoud\u2019s journey in <em>Refugee<\/em>:<\/p><ul><li>Why do the boys leave home?<\/li><li>What is the journey to the coast like?<\/li><li>What is the boat ride like?<\/li><\/ul><p>This structured comparison helps students identify shared themes of danger, displacement, and survival.<\/p><h3><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/> Activity #3 \u2014 Writing from the Setting<\/h3><p>After analyzing both texts, students write a journal entry from the boy\u2019s perspective, describing what it feels like to live in a place that once felt safe but is now filled with uncertainty. They use details from both handouts to support their writing.<\/p><h3><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/> Activity #4 \u2014 Visual Storytelling Discussion<\/h3><p>Students discuss how <em>The Box<\/em> communicates powerful ideas through visuals alone. They examine how the absence of dialogue makes the story more emotional and universal, and how setting becomes a central part of the storytelling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-190bce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"190bce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"recap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4065aee\" data-id=\"4065aee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e997d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e997d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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(peaceful, eerie, joyful, tense). <strong>English Learners:<\/strong> Pair sensory details with visuals and sentence frames. <strong>Extra Support:<\/strong> Offer mentor\u2011text excerpts with color\u2011coded examples.<\/p><h3>Common Misconceptions<\/h3><p>Students often:<\/p><ul><li>list details instead of blending them into the narrative<\/li><li>confuse figurative language with literal description<\/li><li>overuse adjectives instead of sensory imagery<\/li><li>forget to connect setting to character emotion<\/li><\/ul><p>Addressing these early helps students write settings with intention and depth.<\/p><h2><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/> Teacher Tip<\/h2><p>Encourage students to read their descriptive paragraphs aloud. If the writing \u201csounds\u201d flat, they likely need stronger sensory details or figurative language. 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