Story Elements
What do we call, where the story takes place?
What is The Setting?
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.
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What is The Plot?
Using details from the text to support your answer is called finding...
Text Evidence
What are the three parts of a story?
Beginning, middle, end.
What do we call the person who writes a story?
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 mainly about?
Main character
What do we call the animals or people in a story?
What are the Characters?
When something has to be fixed in a story, what do we call it?
A problem
What is the part of the plot after the climax but before everything is resolved in the story?
Think things have calmed down.
Falling Action
What do you call making a list of differences between two characters?
Give an example from the story: The Deal & Coraline
What is Contrast?
2 words for characteristics of a character, what the character is like.
What are character traits?
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
When a character has fixed a problem , what has he/she done?
found a solution
On the sidelines, Maya was seen kicking over cones in anger because Alexis received more playing time. Maya was use to playing during the entire game. This games was different because Alexis was scoring more points, even though Maya is a great defender and contributes to the team in other ways. Mayas was struggling with feeling left out and needed to learn how to communicate her feelings to her coach and teammates. Ultimately realizing that everyone has strengths and the team needs everyone to succeed Maya apologizes to everyone after the game.
What could be the Theme for this short story?
Support your answer with evidence from the text.
Jealousy
Be Happy for Others
Everyone deserves a chance
The final part of the story where the main problem has been resolved. Use evidence to support your answer.
At the end of Coraline, Coraline manages to escape the Other Mother's twisted world by slamming the door on her hand, effectively cutting it off, and returns to her real home where her parents are safe, although they have no memory of the events that transpired; Coraline is left with a newfound appreciation for her seemingly ordinary life, and the ghost children from the Other World are finally free to rest peacefully.
The Resolution
In the Pixar Short, Snack Attack the little grandma got on to the train. She then went to give the conductor her tickets. She realized she made a mistake. What part of the story's plot is this ?
What is Falling Action?
What story has the following characters:
Jack, his mother and a giant.
Jack and the Beanstalk