Setting on the Sidewalk: Using Chalk Drawing to Teach Narrative Setting.

Stone, David S.

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ERIC Number: EJ529210

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Publication Date: 1996

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Setting on the Sidewalk: Using Chalk Drawing to Teach Narrative Setting.

Stone, David S.

Exercise Exchange, v41 n2 p3-4 Spr 1996

Describes a fun outdoor assignment whereby secondary school students form into groups of four or five and learn about the importance of narrative setting by drawing on sidewalks with chalk. Reviews the five basic elements of setting: temporal, geographical, cultural, historical, and environmental. (TB)

Descriptors: Fiction, Freehand Drawing, Language Arts, Lesson Plans, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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