Story Elements
WHERE MOST OF THE ACTION HAPPENS IN THE STORY
CLIMAX
FALLING ACTION
RISING ACTION
Rising Action
What is the word for a problem or problems the main character faces?
Conflict
The people or animals that have parts in a story.
characters
True or False
All expository texts have a plot.
False. Expository texts are informational texts. They are written to explain, describe, or give facts about a topic.
THE STORY IS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY (I, ME, WE). What is the point of view?
first person point of view
What is the word used for how the problem in the story is solved?
Solution or resolution
We often see a ____________ in a folk tale or fairy tale.
theme, lesson, or message
What point of view is it when the narrator talks to the reader and uses pronouns like "you"?
Second person point of view.
WHEN A SETTING OR SCENE IN A STORY CAUSES AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE IN THE READER
Mood
THE AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE/FEELINGS ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE STORY is called ____________.
tone
What are the actions that happen in the story called?
events
Which one is MAN VS NATURE?
A POOR GIRL STRUGGLING TO CHANGE HER RANK IN SOCIETY
A MAN STRUGGLING WITH AN INNER CONFLICT
TWO PEOPLE IN AN ARGUMENT
A MAN TRAPPED AT SEA IN A BOAT
A man trapped at sea in a boat.
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 FORESHADOWING?
HINTS THE AUTHOR PROVIDES ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE
Where and when a story takes place is ___________
setting
What is imagery?
Using your senses to describe a scene or a character.
When the CONFLICT BEGINS TO GET RESOLVED, that is the:
A. RISING ACTION
B. FALLING ACTION
C. RESOLUTION
B. Falling Action
WHAT IS THEME?
THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OR MORAL OF THE STORY
THE MAIN THING THE STORY IS ABOUT
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OF A STORY
The message or the moral of the story.
The characters, setting, events, problem and solution is called the _______________.
plot (what happens in the story).
The narrator is telling the story but they are not part of the story. This is ___________ point of view.
Third person
Name TWO pronouns that are used in third person point of view.
They, them, he, she.
Which one is MAN VS MAN:
A POOR GIRL STRUGGLING TO CHANGE HER RANK IN SOCIETY
A MAN STRUGGLING WITH AN INNER CONFLICT
TWO PEOPLE IN AN ARGUMENT
A MAN TRAPPED AT SEA IN A BOAT
Two people in an argument.
THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE
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 AN OBSERVER AND ONLY TELL WHAT IS SAID AND DONE.