Story Elements 1
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What does Sadie learn at the end of the story?
She learns that her brother still cares about her and he may have other friends but nothing can replace her as his best friend.
When and where a story takes place?
The setting
What are the people or animals in a story?
What are the three parts of a story?
Beginning, middle, end.
The author
What do we call the person who draws the pictures for a story?
An illustrator
What do you call making a list of differences between two characters?
Contrast
What do you call making a list of similarities between two characters?
Compare
What do you call the person the story is about?
Main character
Using details from the text to support your answer is called finding...
Text Evidence
When something has to be fixed in a story, what do we call it?
A problem
When a character has figured out how to fix something, what has he/she done?
Found a SOLUTION
Character traits
What do you call the people or animals in the story when it is not their story being told?
Supporting characters
The moral of a story
The theme
How does Sadie respond to the conflict at the beginning of the story?
She doesn't play well and is very upset.
What part of the story is the high point or turning point in the plot?
the climax
How does the author develop the theme, that people should support each other?
By explaining the conflict between Sadie and Richie and how they resolved it.
In what part of the plot are the setting and characters introduced?
the beginning
What is the part of the plot after the climax but before everything is resolved in the story?
the falling action
When a conflict in a story is one person against another person, the conflict is call man/woman versus
man/woman
When does this happen in Sadie's Game...
Sadie is doing better her best in the game now.
The end of the story.
What is the conflict Sadie faces at the beginning?
She was upset because she thought her brother didn't care about her any more because he didn't show up at her Basketball game.
What story has the following characters:
Jack, his mother and a giant.
Jack and the Beanstalk