Setting (AP SET-1 skill)

Setting and details associated with it not only depict a time and place, but also convey the values of that setting.

2A - Identify and describe specific textual details that convey or reveal a setting.

A: What does the title reveal

about the setting?

B: Why might the season be

important?

A: How is the physical

environment, especially the
weather and the landscape,

described?

B: Describe the feelings that the

surroundings evoke.

A: The story occurs within a time
frame. What is that time frame?

B: What does the time frame
reveal about the relationship

between grandpa and the

terrapin?

A and B: How does the date on the terrapin’s back contribute to the relationship of grandpa and the terrapin?

Archetypes

Archetypes are universally understood
symbols, patterns, or prototypes --- they
are models often repeated. In literature,
they are character, symbolic, or
situational.

You have three characters in this story.
What archetypes might their characters represent?

Are there archetypal symbols or patterns in this story? If so, what are some things in the story that may have a symbolic meaning similar to other stories?