Story Elements
Prefixes
Pronouns
Roots
Commas
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
100

Anti

against

100

When Corry was going to the store, they bought candy.

They should be he

100

Chron

Time


100

Brian's favorite colors are red blue and green.

red, blue, green

200
people and animals in a story
What are characters?
200

bi

two

200

Is the pronoun in the following sentence a subject or object pronoun?

They ate hot wings and fries.

Subject

200

Geo

earth

200

Cathy likes to golf but her brother likes to play tennis.

golf,

300

The events  that occur in a story

What is plot?

300

tele

far/from a distance

300


Name the antecedent:

As Ella came in the door, she smiled.

Ella

300

graph

to write

300

Because we found out it was going to rain we canceled our outdoor plans.

rain,

400
The problems or challenges that the characters must face or overcome in the story
What is conflict?
400

non

not

400

 My sister and I looked at ______________________ in the mirror.

Ourselves

400

hydra/hydro

water

400

I was born on Thursday October 31 1968

Thursday, 

31, 

500
An idea leading to the moral of the story
What is the theme?
500

ex

out

500

I looked _________________ for my cat, but couldn't find her.

Everywhere

500

struct

build/put together

500

My cousin who is a musician is playing this weekend.

cousin, musician,

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