Story Elements
What is setting
Where the story takes place
What is a setting?
on the highway, headed to the grandparents house in Illinois
What is "The setting of Prairie Summer"
“It is like making a trip between civilizations. Consider how different it is to live in different ways‐‐the rural and the urban, the agrarian and the industrial,” my brother said.
What does civilizations mean in the passage?
a. how people live
b. living in the city
c. farming and city
d. traveling between places
What is "A" (how people live)?
The people/animals/creatures in the story are called the ______.
What are characters
why is the setting important in a story?
adds details, makes the reader created a visual in their mind
Which sentence best supports the idea that the grandparents lived a simple life?
A. "I cant imagine a world without cellphone, air conditioning, and fast cars."
B. Then we used a lot of 21st century technology to get us to the farm.
C. "They don’t have any cell phones, and they just have that truck.”
What is "C"? ("They don't have any cell phones, and they just have that truck.")
It was hard to see where we were on the road because the rain was so heavy. “This is much more than a little precipitation,” my brother said.
What does precipitation mean in the passage?
a. weather
b. rain
c. treacherous
d. slippery
What is "B" (rain)
How the problem or conflict is solved
What is the Resolution?
Includes the characters, plot, and setting of a story.
What is "Story Elements"?
What do the mother's actions reveal about her character?
A. The mother is a safe driver when she stops the vehicle in the bad weather to protect her kids.
B. The mother is a bad parent for making the kids go to their grandparents house.
C. The mother is angry when she is driving in the bad weather.
What is "A"? (The mother is a safe driver when she stops he vehicle in the bad weather to protect her kids.)
But then it started to rain. “The road is treacherous,” my mother said. “We could skid.”
What does treacherous mean in the passage?
a. rainy
b. dark
c. dangerous
d. skid
What is "C" (dangerous)?
What is the conflict of a story?
What is the problem.
The author’s REASON for writing the text
-persuade -entertain -teach -explain
-inform -express feelings
a. Author's Purpose
b. Main Idea
c. Setting
d. Details
What is "A" (Author's Purpose)?
Which sentence shows how the setting can affect the conflict within the plot?
A. After about 3 hours we were halfway there, and I was anxious to arrive.
B. But then it started to rain. “The road is treacherous,” my mother said. “We could skid.”
C. "They don't have cellphones, and they just have a truck."
What is "B"? (But then it started to rain. "The road is treacherous," my mother said. "We could skid."
“Imagine long ago when pioneers lived here,” my brother said. “It would have taken them weeks to travel as far as we have in three hours. It’s interesting to envision what life was like then."
What does envision mean based on the passage?
a. look at
b. travel
c. imagine
d. decide
What is "C" (imagine)?
What is the theme of story?
What is the the author's message/central topic.
The sequence of events in the story involving characters and a conflict is called what?
What is plot
Which piece of textual evidence best shows the resolution to the conflict in the story?
A. We left the highway and went to a side road. There she stopped the car. "Better safe than sorry." she said.
B. We have gone about 120 miles in complete comfort, which entertainment, too."
C. We drove so long down the highway until we made it to our grandparents house.
What is "A"? (We left the highway and went to a side road. There she stopped the car. "Better safe than sorry." she said)
When we arrived, everyone was glad to be at the end of this trip and at the beginning of a great summer. “We have reached the end of our expedition,” said my brother, “and now the summer festival begins.”
What does the word "expedition" mean based on context clues?
What is a journey, voyage, tour, mission, etc.?