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Directions: Write a detailed description of the setting of a story you are reading. Include when
the story takes place: the season, the year, the month, the day of the week, and the
time of day. Then write about wherethe story takes place: the city or town, the
country, at home or school, and the room. You can add more details to the setting by
describing the color of the walls and what was outside. When you are finished, share
your setting with a friend and ask him or her to draw a picture from your description.Title: ____________________________________________________________________
Author: __________________________________________________________________
Setting: __________________________________________________________________111
Na m e : _______________________________________ Date: _____________________Did you know that the setting of a book tells when
and where the story takes place?