Story Elements
What tells us the place and time of the story?
The Setting
The OMG! moment or the turning point in a story is called the ______.
(rising action, falling action, climax, exposition, resolution)
Climax
True or False: There can be more than one main character.
True
What was the setting of Little Red Riding Hood?
Woods, Grandma's house
Who is the protagonist in Hula-Hoopin' Queen?
Kameeka
The main character is also know as the _____. (antagonist, protagonist)
The Protagonist
This part of the plot gives us the setting and introduces the characters.
(rising action, falling action, climax, exposition, resolution)
Exposition
True or False: The climax is the turning point of the story.
Who is the antagonist in Little Red Riding Hood?
The wolf
What was the conflict in Hula-Hoopin' Queen?
Kameeka ruins the cake and then gets distracted and forgets to get sugar for the second cake
The character giving the main character a hard time is the ______. (antagonist, protagonist)
The Antagonist
The events AFTER the OMG! moment are called the _____.
(rising action, falling action, climax, exposition, resolution)
Falling Action
True or False: We use a plot circle to map out the parts of plot.
False.
We use a Plot DIAGRAM
What was the climax of Little Red Riding Hood?
When she realizes it is not her Grandma, its the wolf.
What was the exposition in Hula-Hoopin' Queen?
Home, outside, Kameeka, Jamara, Mom
The problem in the story is also called the _______.
Conflict, complication
The solution or ending to a story.
(rising action, falling action, climax, exposition, resolution)
Resolution
True or False: The Antagonist is always evil.
False
What was the conflict in Little Red Riding Hood?
The wolf wants to eat the Grandma and LRR.
What was the rising action in Hula-Hoopin' Queen?
Kameeka is helping her mom make a cake for Miz Adeline's birthday, she ruins the first one, goes to the store to get more sugar for another cake, gets distracted by Jamara hula-hooping
What do we call the sequence of events in the story from beginning to end?
The Plot
The events leading up to the peak or OMG of the story.
(rising action, falling action, climax, exposition, resolution)
Rising Action
True or False: The setting tells us what happened at the end of the story.
False.
Setting tells us time/place.
What was the resolution of Little Red Riding Hood?
The wolf falls out the window and doesn't return.
What was the falling action in Hula-Hoopin' Queen?
Kameeka makes a donut cake for Miz Adeline, everyone at the party gets the hula-hoopin' itch