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Setting in Stories

Read the story, then explore how its place, time, weather and atmosphere help create meaning. Use details from the story in your answers.

The Last Light at Wattle Bay

At the end of a narrow road on the Victorian coast, Wattle Bay’s old lighthouse stood above a dark, restless sea. It was late on a winter afternoon, and clouds were piling up over the water. Wind pushed salt spray against the lighthouse windows. Below, the beach was empty except for a row of footprints leading towards the rocks. Bodhi pulled her jacket tight and followed the prints. Her grandfather had once told her that the lighthouse lamp had failed during a storm many years ago. Tonight, its glass room was dark again. As Bodhi climbed the steep path, rain began to tap on the stones. At the top, she heard a faint metallic clink from inside the lighthouse. The heavy door creaked open. A small torch beam flickered across the dusty stairs, and Bodhi spotted a toolbox beside the wall. The storm growled outside, but the lighthouse felt strangely warm. Someone had lit a lantern in the glass room. Beyond it, a fishing boat’s lights bobbed safely on the waves.

Read the setting closely

Answer using details from the story.

1.The story begins at Wattle Bay, on the Victorian coast, during a winter afternoon. Which answer best describes its setting?
  • A busy city street on a summer morning
  • A coastal lighthouse on a stormy late winter afternoon
  • A farm beside a river at sunrise
  • A lighthouse in the distant future
2.For each detail from the story, decide whether it tells you mainly about place, time, weather or atmosphere: Victorian coast; late winter afternoon; salt spray and rain; strangely warm and mysterious.
  • Victorian coast
  • Late winter afternoon
  • Salt spray and rain
  • Strangely warm and mysterious
  • Weather
  • Place
  • Time
  • Atmosphere
3.The story says, “Wind pushed salt spray against the lighthouse windows.” Name two details in this sentence that help you imagine the setting.
4.In the story, the beach is crowded with people when Bodhi arrives. Decide whether this statement is true or false, and support your answer with a story detail.
TrueFalse
5.Rain taps on the stones, the storm growls and the sea is restless as Bodhi climbs towards the dark lighthouse. How do these weather and setting details make the moment feel for the reader?
6.Complete this sentence about the setting: “The lighthouse is important because its lamp can help boats safely through the storm.”
7.Compare the story’s descriptions of the coast and the lighthouse interior. Name one detail that makes the coast seem threatening and one detail that makes the lighthouse feel warmer or safer.
8.At first, the lighthouse is dark and the storm makes the coast feel threatening. At the end, a lantern glows and boat lights bob safely on the waves. Explain how this change in setting affects the mood.
9.Imagine Wattle Bay on a calm summer morning instead. Write two or three sentences describing what Bodhi might see, hear or feel, using at least two sensory details.
10.Choose a different Australian place, such as a red-dirt track, a rainforest creek or a city laneway. Write three sentences that establish where and when a story happens and create a clear mood. Include at least one sound or smell.
Sketch one important part of Wattle Bay as it appears in the story. Add two labels that show setting details, such as weather, time, place or light.

3 printable pages

  • Setting in Stories, page 1 of 3: The Last Light at Wattle Bay, Read the setting closely

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  • Setting in Stories, page 2 of 3: 2. For each detail from the story, decide whether it tells you mainly about place, time,…

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  • Setting in Stories, page 3 of 3: 8. At first, the lighthouse is dark and the storm makes the coast feel threatening. At…

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