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Alone in the Forest

        Liora was camping in the countryside for the first time. She lived in the city and had never been in a forest. Liora and two friends were gathering firewood in the forest. She gathered branches, but they kept cutting her hands. Looking around, Loira saw her friends were gone. Alone in the forest, Liora shivered.

       The sun was setting and the branches now looked like bony fingers. The air was cool. Still, sweat dribbled down Liora's back and her heart raced. As she moved, the branches snapped back at her. Liora kept pushing them away, but there seemed to be no escape from them. 

       Liora heard leaves crunching. Something was behind her. Was it a bear? Bears lived in the forests. Liora took a deep breath and then raced down the winding path in front of her. She stumbled over some tree roots, but kept going, hoping she was running in the right direction.

        At last, Liora heard her friends singing. She could see their campfire and smell toasted marshmallows. Liora broke into a huge smile.

INSTRUCTIONS: complete the graphic organizer with details about the setting from the story. Then write an essay about the setting of this passage how it affected the character.

SETTING NAME:

SETTING DETAILS

HOW SETTING AFFECTS CHARACTERS

WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT THE SETTING OF THIS PASSAGE.