What important information does this setting
communicate about the story?
The children assembled first, of course. School was
recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty
sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather
together quietly for a while before they broke into
boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom
and the teacher, of books and reprimands.
- "The Lottery,"
Shirley Jackson
details about where events take place for the
children of the village
information about the time of year in which the
events take place
details about activities that the children enjoy
information about what the school year was like for
the children