Story Elements 1
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What is the main message (or lesson) in the story?
Theme
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
The problems the character(s) face in the story.
Conflict
The part of the story where the problem/conflict is solved is called?
Resolution/Solution.
What is a fictional text?
Text that is made up (by the author).
What do you call the person the story is about?
Main character
A brief fictional narrative that can be read all at once.
A short story
THE AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE/FEELINGS ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE STORY is called ____________.
Tone
When a character has figured out how to fix something, what has he/she done?
Found a SOLUTION
The plot begins with __________.
Exposition.
"Grandma's House" is an example of which story element?
Setting
What point of view is it when the narrator talks to the reader and uses pronouns like "you"?
Second person point of view
The turning point in a story
The Climax
True or False
All expository text have a plot.
false
What are the parts of the story plot?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
THE NARRATOR IS AN OBSERVER AND ONLY TELL WHAT IS SAID AND DONE
THE NARRATOR IS NOT A CHARACTER IN THE STORY (HE, SHE, IT, THEY)
THE NARRATOR IS ALL KNOWING AND CAN SEE INTO THE MINDS OF ALL THE CHARACTERS
THE NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF ONE OF THE CHARACTERS
THE STORY IS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY (I, ME, WE)
THE STORY IS TOLD USING THE PRONOUN “YOU”
THE NARRATOR IS NOT A CHARACTER IN THE STORY (HE, SHE, IT, THEY)?
What is the part of the plot after the climax but before everything is resolved in the story?
the falling action
Three things we need for the beginning of a story.
conflict/problem, character(s) and setting.
What does plot mean?
A sequence of events in the story
When writing a story, we should not write in paragraphs. True or False?
False.
What was the theme or lesson in the story The Sand Castle?
the importance of enjoying the present moment.