Instructions: Setting Letter

General Instructions
Each week I will assign you a different book club assignment for this journal. Read at least 100 pages a week and follow the instructions for each assignment. When you finish a book, don’t forget to write the title, author, number of pages, and date you finished in the back of your journal.

• All letters must begin with the letter heading “Dear Book Club” and include the date, just like a real letter.
• Begin each letter by telling your group the title and author. Also give a brief (3-5 sentence) summary of what the book is about, a mini plot summary.
• Write 2-3 full pages, no more, no less, plus a page for a graphic or drawing.
• Letters must be written neatly in cursive, printing, or typing.
• Correct all spelling, and use proper punctuation.
• Write on both sides of each journal page.
• Practice reading your letter aloud at home prior to sharing it in group.

Setting Letter Instructions
Before you begin your letter, draw a color picture of a setting from your book (one main place and time in history). Label items in the picture with a word of sensory description. Begin the letter with a mini plot summary. Describe this setting in detail. Use all five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, mood) and label these on your picture. Describe this place in such a way that the reader feels like they are there and can make a mental picture. How does it affect the characters? How does this place affect the feeling or mood of the story? How does it affect the plot? What do you like or dislike about this place? Describe a place that has a similar setting, either real or from a book or movie.