The SettingThe Setting

““This is a world impossible not This is a world impossible not to believe.”to believe.”

-Stephen King-Stephen King

SettingsSettings

The writer’s tool to The writer’s tool to create settings is create settings is imagery.imagery.

Imagery=wording Imagery=wording which appeal to which appeal to the five senses.the five senses.

1.1. SightSight2.2. HearingHearing3.3. TouchTouch4.4. SmellSmell5.5. TasteTaste

Analyzing SettingsAnalyzing Settings

We break a setting We break a setting into 5 parts. into 5 parts.

1.1. SightSight

2.2. HearingHearing

3.3. TouchTouch

4.4. SmellSmell

5.5. TasteTaste

What to Look ForWhat to Look For

Think of a Crime Think of a Crime Scene Investigator Scene Investigator (CSI): what do they (CSI): what do they look for? look for?

They look for the They look for the thing that is out of thing that is out of place.place.

Which is more important; the Which is more important; the details or the whole person? details or the whole person?

The details.The details.

Think again of the CSI:Think again of the CSI:

1.1. Knows a man for Knows a man for years. years.

2.2. Sees a few details Sees a few details out of place. out of place.

Which tells him more? Which tells him more?

AssignmentAssignment

Analyze the description of the Analyze the description of the third level of Grand Central third level of Grand Central Station, and write a Station, and write a descriptive paragraph of descriptive paragraph of the third level. the third level.

This will be the final This will be the final evaluation of your evaluation of your descriptive writing skills, descriptive writing skills, and is worth 100 points.and is worth 100 points.

All rules of good writing style All rules of good writing style apply. apply.

Remember: Remember: For this assignment stick For this assignment stick

with a single moment in with a single moment in time, as if time stopped. time, as if time stopped.

Pick details and make Pick details and make them do something.them do something.

Descriptive Paragraph Self Descriptive Paragraph Self CheckCheck