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Setting
Grade 7 Unit 3 Lesson 3
Extreme Adjectives Warm Up Quiz
Match the adjective to its extreme partner:
A - tired
1 - fantastic
B - good
2 - hideous
C - dirty
3 - exhausted
D - pretty
4 - gorgeous
E – ugly
5 – filthy
Agenda
• Adjectives used in settings
• Reading: Tom Sawyer
• Writing - Using the senses in an opening
paragraph
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Key Vocabulary for this lesson
moan (v)
for a person to make a long, low sound
to disturb (v)
to stop someone sleeping or relaxing
to sink (v)
to go down below the surface of something
to drag (v)
to pull something heavy
pale (ad)
vibrant (adj)
lightly coloured or without colour
bright and colourful
to overcome (v)
terror (n)
hoot (n)
genre (n)
to defeat something or solve a problem
extreme fear
the sound an owl makes
type or style of art (plays, movies, books, music, etc)
Let’s Match the Word and the Definition
a scenery
1 to add words to an image to give information
b setting
2 in an old style, not modern
c ferocious
old
d
fashioned
e realistic
3 place that doesn’t have people any more
f annotate
g victim
h prop
4 objects used by characters in a play or film
5 like real life
6 very fierce or violent
7 backgrounds, walls trees, etc. used to show where a
play is taking place
8 raised playform where the actors perform
i deserted
9 the time and place where a play’s story happens
j stage
10 a person harmed or killed in a crime
Let's Check Our Answers
a
7
b
9
c
6
d
2
e
5
f
1
g
10
h
4
i
3
j
8
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Setting means?....
WHERE
Setting means?....
WHEN
Adjectives are often called describing words
• We use them to describe
the setting in our writing.
• Don’t just describe what
people can see.
• Our writing should
appeal to all of the
senses.
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The 5 Senses
Using Adjectives to Describe Setting
• We don't always use the
same adjectives to
describe the setting.
•
• They are influenced by the
genre or type of story.
Which adjectives would you use to describe a forest?
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Which adjectives would you use to describe a forest?
Which adjectives would you use to describe a forest in a
fairy tale?
Which adjectives would you use to describe a forest in a
fairy tale?
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Which adjectives would you use to describe a forest in
a horror film?
Which adjectives would you use to describe a forest in
a horror film?
Boring Adjectives
• What are the adjectives we
use the most?
• Think about:
• Opinion
• Size
• Age
• Write down the three most
common adjectives you can
think of.
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Boring Adjectives
Boring Adjectives
• Did you think of words
like:
• good
• new
• pretty
• nice
• old
• big
• small
• bad
• happy
• Try to avoid using these
words in your writing!
• For each word on the left,
try to write down at least 2
synonyms that you can use
instead.
Creative adjectives
Copy these on a piece of paper! They
will be very useful later
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SETTING the mood in Tom Sawyer
It was an old fashioned graveyard, up on a hill about a mile and a half from
the village. It had a crazy board fence around it, which leaned inwards in
places, and outward the rest of the time, not one board still stood straight
up. Maybe they never did to begin with... Grass and weeds grew
unwatched throughout the whole cemetery, in some areas they were
nearly taller than the boys, clearly they hadn’t been cut in some time. The
ground that covered the crumbling graves was sinking in, dragging the
weather beaten gravestones beneath the surface. “Sacred to the memory
of” was once painted on them, but it could no longer be read on most of
them now, even if there had been light. Time had even washed their
owners’ names from them, leaving only pale stone.
SETTING the mood in Tom Sawyer
SETTING the mood in Tom Sawyer
A faint wind moaned through the trees, and Tom feared it might be the
spirits of the dead, complaining about being disturbed. The boys barely
talked, and only in whispers, for the atmosphere of the graveyard and its
frightening silence crushed their usually vibrant spirits. Even if they wanted
to talk, the words wouldn’t overcome the terror that flowed through their
bodies. They finally found the mound of earth they had been searching for,
and sheltered themselves within the protection of three great elm trees
that grew in a tight bunch just a few feet away from the grave.
Then they waited in silence for what seemed like a long time. The hooting
of a distant owl was the only sound that troubled the dead stillness. Tom’s
reflections grew very dark as he let his mind race. He had to force some
small talk...
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Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
Grass and weeds grew unwatched throughout the whole cemetery, in some
areas they were nearly taller than the boys, clearly they hadn’t been cut in
some time. The ground that covered the crumbling graves was sinking in,
dragging the weather beaten gravestones beneath the surface.
1. The graveyard that is described by the writer is old and abandoned.
Give one piece of evidence to support this statement.
Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
Grass and weeds grew unwatched throughout the whole cemetery, in some
areas they were nearly taller than the boys, clearly they hadn’t been cut in
some time. The ground that covered the crumbling graves was sinking in,
dragging the weather beaten gravestones beneath the surface.
1. The graveyard that is described by the writer is old and abandoned. Give one piece
of evidence to support this statement.
Any one of these four answers will get the mark - you only need
one.
Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
A faint wind moaned through the trees, and Tom feared it might be the spirits of the
dead, complaining about being disturbed. The boys barely talked, and only in
whispers, for the atmosphere of the graveyard and its frightening silence crushed
their usually vibrant spirits. Even if they wanted to talk, the words wouldn’t overcome
the terror that flowed through their bodies. They finally found the mound of earth
they had been searching for, and sheltered themselves within the protection of three
great elm trees that grew in a tight bunch just a few feet away from the grave.
2a. What emotion are the boys feeling in the text?
2b. Support your answer with an example from the text.
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Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
A faint wind moaned through the trees, and Tom feared it might be the spirits of the
dead, complaining about being disturbed. The boys barely talked, and only in
whispers, for the atmosphere of the graveyard and its frightening silence crushed
their usually vibrant spirits. Even if they wanted to talk, the words wouldn’t overcome
the terror that flowed through their bodies. They finally found the mound of earth
they had been searching for, and sheltered themselves within the protection of three
great elm trees that grew in a tight bunch just a few feet away from the grave.
2a. What emotion are the boys feeling in the text?
2b. Support your answer with an example from the text.
2a. The boys are feeling fear/afraid/scared
Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
A faint wind moaned through the trees, and Tom feared it might be the spirits of the
dead, complaining about being disturbed. The boys barely talked, and only in
whispers, for the atmosphere of the graveyard and its frightening silence crushed
their usually vibrant spirits. Even if they wanted to talk, the words wouldn’t overcome
the terror that flowed through their bodies. They finally found the mound of earth
they had been searching for, and sheltered themselves within the protection of three
great elm trees that grew in a tight bunch just a few feet away from the grave.
3. Find one example of personification from the text above.
Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
A faint wind moaned through the trees, and Tom feared it might be the spirits of the
dead, complaining about being disturbed. The boys barely talked, and only in
whispers, for the atmosphere of the graveyard and its frightening silence crushed
their usually vibrant spirits. Even if they wanted to talk, the words wouldn’t overcome
the terror that flowed through their bodies. They finally found the mound of earth
they had been searching for, and sheltered themselves within the protection of three
great elm trees that grew in a tight bunch just a few feet away from the grave.
3. Find one example of personification from the text above.
(personification is when non human things are described like
humans.)
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Tom Sawyer Comprehension Questions
Tom’s reflections grew very dark as he let his
mind race. He had to force some small talk...
4. Explain what the word “reflections” means by providing a
synonym. (word with the same meaning)
Question 4 answer:
•
4. Answer: “thoughts”
•
Tom’s thoughts grew very dark as he let
his mind race. He had to force some small
talk...
• Remember – try to substitute your word into the text to check
your answer if you are asked for a synonym.
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One Prop
Lighting
Sound Effects
a ball
bright white light for
every character
laughing and shouting
One Prop
Lighting
Sound Effects
A school playground
a ball
bright white light for
every character
laughing and shouting
A city at night
rubbish
dark, blue, a spotlight
for the characters
car horns
A graveyard during a
storm
a shovel
flashing white lights
from above
wind and rain
A busy beach in the
summer
a surfboard
bright, yellow light
waves and birds
A school playground
A city at night
A graveyard during a
storm
A busy beach in the
summer
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Imagine you were in the hot air balloon. What might you…?
See…
Hear…
Smell…
Feel…
Taste…
Writing Task
Using the adjectives and nouns you have written down, write the first
two/three paragraphs of a story set in this storm. Focus on
description, not characters.
You have only 10 minutes so make
sure you use the interesting
adjectives and nouns and describe
what the reader and characters will
sense.
Writing Task
Now, check your writing! Circle every adjective you have used. Are
there any weak adjectives? Did you mention the light or the sounds?
Replace any weak adjectives with
stronger ones.
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Writing Task
Now, we are going to adapt your story into a play!
You have five minutes to choose props, lighting, and sound effects for
this first scene.
Make notes below your story.
Extreme Adjectives Review Quiz
Match the adjective to its extreme partner:
A - small
1 - hilarious
B - surprising
2 - astounding
C - clean
3 - gigantic
D - funny
4 - tiny
E - big
5 - spotless
Extreme Adjectives Review Quiz
Match the adjective to its extreme partner:
A - angry
1 - boiling
B - hot
2 - starving
C - cold
3 - ancient
D - old
4 - furious
E - hungry
5 - freezing
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What have we learned?
• Reviewed setting
• Practised our reading comprehension skills
• How to use stronger adjectives
Next Week’s Vocabulary List
exposition (n)
rising action (n)
climax (n)
information about characters given in dialogue
when the story begins to get interesting, the characters
face a problem
the ‘high point’ in a story: the most important event
falling action (n)
events after the high point of a story
denouement (n)
how the story ends
tension (n)
feeling of something about to happen; excitement, fear,
worry
conflict (n)
problem occurring in a story that the characters must face
protagonist (n)
the main character of a story
antagonist (n)
the character causing the main character’s problem(s)
relieved (adj)
the feeling of something bad stopping, or not happening
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