{"id":7491,"date":"2022-12-05T01:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T06:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7491"},"modified":"2025-06-04T19:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T23:56:14","slug":"teaching-problems-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7491","title":{"rendered":"Writing Descriptive Settings Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7491\" class=\"elementor elementor-7491\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-423cf02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"423cf02\" 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-c679a25\" data-id=\"c679a25\" 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-1a2d133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a2d133\" 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\/shortstories\/Winter-Descriptive-Writing.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Descriptive Settings with a Winter Theme\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ddfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ddfe1\" 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>Most students will be able to say that the setting of a story is where and when the story takes place; however, writing a setting is a whole new story (pun intended). This lesson includes five activities that help students write descriptive settings for their narratives.<\/p><p>The handout for this blog post is now available in the Winter Vault. It\u00a0 includes links to three story videos. Printable handouts, answer keys, and links to the Google Slides versions are included.\u00a0<\/p><p>To access this handout and other winter-themed resources, click the button below. Sign up using your email, and we\u2019ll send you the username and password immediately.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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-81cd612 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"81cd612\" 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:\/\/hidden-thunder-859.myflodesk.com\/hk8w790f7a\" 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=\"fas fa-key\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Access to the Winter Vault.<\/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\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-9964347 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9964347\" 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-75a3b1d\" data-id=\"75a3b1d\" 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-683fdd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"683fdd0\" 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>Activity #1 \u2013 Figurative Phrases and Sound Devices Definitions<\/h2>\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-0b58ca2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b58ca2\" 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-52fa1c6\" data-id=\"52fa1c6\" 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-dc96090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc96090\" 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\/shortstories\/Winter-Descriptive-Writing-5.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Descriptive Setting including Figurative Language\" 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-9a8e402\" data-id=\"9a8e402\" 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-8732418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8732418\" 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>Students begin with a quick review activity where they fill in missing words from definitions for three types of figurative language and three types of sound devices. This warm-up prepares students for deeper analysis in the next task.<\/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-f728eb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f728eb6\" 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-168d684\" data-id=\"168d684\" 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-fa7ab23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa7ab23\" 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>Activity #2 \u2013 <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Identifying Figurative Language in <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Owl Moon<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\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-99e504e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e504e\" 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-beaa83b\" data-id=\"beaa83b\" 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-5e421ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e421ef\" 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\/shortstories\/Winter-Descriptive-Writing-4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Google Slides for Writing Descriptive Settings\" 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-badceab\" data-id=\"badceab\" 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-76181f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76181f2\" 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\">Using an excerpt from <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Owl Moon<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, students identify and color-code figurative language and sound devices. For example:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">..a train whistle blew, long and low, like a sad, sad song<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">long<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and low<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> = alliteration (yellow)<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">like<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> = simile (purple)<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sad, sad<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> = repetition (blue)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This visual approach reinforces understanding and encourages close reading.<\/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-bd25053 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd25053\" 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-f69a143\" data-id=\"f69a143\" 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-47b1601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47b1601\" 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><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Activity #3: Exploring Language in <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ten Ways to Hear Snow<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\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-b9072c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9072c1\" 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-00b61df\" data-id=\"00b61df\" 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-7b748d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b748d8\" 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\/shortstories\/Winter-Descriptive-Writing-3.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Descriptive Settings - Learning Figurative Language with Owl Moon and Ten Ways to Hear Snow\" 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-b8bf938\" data-id=\"b8bf938\" 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-5b3ae13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b3ae13\" 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\">Students read <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ten Ways to Hear <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Snow<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and continue identifying literary devices, but this time <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> also reflect on how figurative language enhances the mood and tone of the story.<\/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-762442f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"762442f\" 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-d4ab5fe\" data-id=\"d4ab5fe\" 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-f1ed54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ed54a\" 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>Activity #4: What Makes a Vivid Setting?<\/h2>\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-cabf35d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cabf35d\" 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-201b563\" data-id=\"201b563\" 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-d17b967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d17b967\" 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\/shortstories\/Winter-Descriptive-Writing-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Descriptive Settings\" 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-5905515\" data-id=\"5905515\" 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-7c5343e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5343e\" 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>In this cloze activity, students review what makes a setting come alive. Then, they write their own descriptive paragraph, focusing on blending setting details into the story using the &#8220;show, don\u2019t tell&#8221; technique.<br \/>\u201cExperienced writers usually mix setting details with the plot.\u201d<\/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-7e31506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e31506\" 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-5df2e42\" data-id=\"5df2e42\" 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-74a0f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a0f2a\" 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>Activity #5: Setting Through an Animal\u2019s Eyes<\/h2>\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-8ae6554 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ae6554\" 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-531927f\" data-id=\"531927f\" 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-49e1195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49e1195\" 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\/shortstories\/Winter-Descriptive-Writing-1.png\" title=\"\" \/>\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-9a6c530\" data-id=\"9a6c530\" 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-3e94b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e94b7d\" 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\">Inspired by <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stranger in the Woods<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, students choose an animal and describe a winter setting through that animal\u2019s perspective. They complete a sensory chart including sounds, sights, smells, and feelings\u2014then use this data to write a vivid, figurative paragraph.<\/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-c2f73ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f73ec\" 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>Writing Descriptive Settings Sample<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7380c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7380c91\" 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<table width=\"992\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"496\"><p>Select one animal from the story. You will tell your story through the perspective of this animal. Choose between\u2026bird [blue jay, owl, morning dove, cardinal, or chickadee], deer [fawn, doe, or buck], muskrat, squirrel, porcupine, rabbit, or mouse.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"496\"><p>To keep from limiting your choices of animals, a wolf will be used as the sample since wolves where not part of the story.<\/p><p>wolf<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"496\"><p>Write in words a sound this animal makes when it communicates with the other animals.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"496\"><p>howl \u2013 Oooooooooooooooooooooowhooo!<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"496\"><p>Write a sound this animal makes as it moves through the forest.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"496\"><p>tail swishing<\/p><p>crunch of snow under foot<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"496\"><p>Write two phrases each that describe what the animal sees, hears, smells, and feels as it goes through the woods. Include a few figurative phrases or sound devices.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"496\"><p><b>see<\/b> \u2013 glistening sparkle of light on the snow &#8211; sagging branches leaden with snow<\/p><p><b>hear<\/b> \u2013 snapping of limbs &#8211; whistling wind &#8211; calm and quiet as if nature has gone to sleep<\/p><p><b>smell<\/b> \u2013 sharp, sweet smell of the spruce tree &#8211; clean, fresh air<\/p><p><b>feel<\/b> \u2013 bitter wind, scratching and scrapping twigs against my side<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"496\"><p>Write a simile that describes how this animal feels when it sees the snowman.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"496\"><p>stopped in my tracks as if a switch had been turned off<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"496\"><p>Write a personification describing eating the part of the snowman your animal would eat.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"496\"><p>Acorns and berries danced before my eyes.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310b5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"310b5d0\" 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>Writing Descriptive Settings<\/h2><h3>The Sample Paragraph Written from the Chart Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d376c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d376c72\" 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>I ooooooooooooooooooooowhooo to let the other wolves know that something was wrong. Cautiously, I moved through the calm and quiet woods that seemed as if it had gone to sleep. Treading lightly on the path glistening with snow so not to snap any limbs or crunch snow underfoot, I traveled toward the enemy. Scratching and scrapping twigs grazed by sides as I walked by branches sagging under the heavy weight of snow. The smell of the sharp, sweet spruce trees on the bitter wind tickled my nose. Slowly, slowly I crept toward the danger. Then, I stopped in my tracks as if a switch had been turned off. Before me stood a man made out of food. Acorns and berries danced before my eyes.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>A Little More About Writing Descriptive Settings<\/h3><p>To build on this unit, have students write settings based on real-life experiences or local geography. For example, in the North Carolina mountains, students can describe how winter storms transform the landscape.<br \/>\u201cHere in the mountains, winter arrived with a vengeance. A foot of snow covered the ground, and deer ventured out to forage as the ice began to melt.\u201d<br \/>Use these personal connections to make writing even more meaningful.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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-84479d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84479d6\" 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-c08cf26\" data-id=\"c08cf26\" 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-1853a9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1853a9d\" 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-2e44fd0\" data-id=\"2e44fd0\" 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-1fb6ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fb6ffd\" 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=\"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/blog\/dec2018\/buck.JPG\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Descriptive Settings\" 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-b4d6d32\" data-id=\"b4d6d32\" 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-cf91c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf91c1d\" 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=\"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/blog\/dec2018\/doe.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Descriptive Settings\" 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a3b1b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a3b1b3\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c81d1\" data-id=\"d5c81d1\" 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-ea3837b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea3837b\" 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><strong>Didn\u2019t catch the link for the handouts earlier?<\/strong> No worries!\u00a0Click the button below to access the handout and other winter-themed resources. 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This lesson includes five activities that help students write descriptive settings for their narratives. 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