Story Elements / Root Word
The plot of a story
What we call the events in a story?
A talking horse in a story would be considered a ____
character
When and where a story takes place
What is the setting
Who is the official of the lottery?
Mr. Summers
setting
time and place of a story; when and where the story happens
The person who writes a story
Who is the author?
What do we call the person who draws the pictures for a story?
An illustrator
What does the root civ mean?
Citizen
What is the setting of The Lottery?
summer morning; around 10 o'clock
plot
action; events of a story
What does the root liber mean?
free
Something that has to be fixed as part of the story.
What is a problem?
Which family wins the lottery in the short story the Lottery?
The Hutchinsons
Which husband and wife characters in The Lottery mentions quitting the lottery tradition.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams
What do you call the people, animals or things in the story that do the action?
characters
The author's message
What is the theme
Two important characters in Cinderella (2)
Who are : Cinderella, Prince Charming, Cinderella's step-mother and sisters, the fairy godmother?
In The Lottery, the author wants her readers to learn that it is always okay to follow traditions.
false
What is the theme of the Disney movie "Brave"
Find the courage to be yourself; don't be afraid to be yourself; be brave
One of the themes of The Lottery is that there are dangers in conformity. (true / false)
true
Four words that most fairy tales start with
What is once upon a time
The last 6 words of a fairy tale (usually)
What is "and they lived happily ever after"?
" (and) they all lived happily ever after, "
This happens at the (beginning, middle, or end) in Little Red Riding Hood.
On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. ‘Hello!’ said the wolf. ‘Where are you going?’ ‘I’m going to see my grandmother.
What is the middle of the story?
Who says, "Alright folks...Let's finish quickly."
Mr. Summers
What story has the following characters:
Jack, his mother and a giant.
Jack and the Beanstalk