Components of a Story
Reading Vocabulary
Main Idea
The 5 W's
The Name Jar
100
The person or people in a story
Characters
100
A picture or drawing in a book
Illustration
100
The point the author is trying to make in their story
The main idea
100
asking about characters
the who
100
To become red or rosy in the face from embarrassment.
blush
200
The location of the action
The setting
200
The words in a book
The text
200
The place the main idea is most often found
In the first few lines of the first paragraph
200
asking about a cause or something
the why
200
feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm
excited
300
The actual story around which the entire book is based. It has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
The plot
300
Important words that give meaning to a story
Key words
300
Things that describe the main idea. They make the main idea stronger.
Supporting Detail
300
asking about a time
when
300
Having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen.
nervous
400
The problem that needs to be solved
The conflict
400
The opening (or first) sentence in a paragraph
Introductory Sentence
400
Shows something is true
Evidence
400
asking about ideas or things
what
400
Your own name, written by you.
signature
500
The solution to the problem
Resolution
500
The closing (or last) sentence in a paragraph
Concluding Sentence
500
The facts in a sentence
Details
500
asking about locations
where
500
The country that Unhei is from. It is located in East Asia.
Korea
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