Story Elements
The tells where and when a story takes place.
The setting
What tells what the story is mostly about?
The main idea
The lesson or message of a story is called what?
Theme
This structure tells events in order
Chronological order
Words around an unknown word that help you figure out its meaning.
Context clues
The people, animals, or figures in a story are called this.
The characters
These details help explain or support the main idea.
The supporting details
A story about sharing and kindness might have this theme.
Kindness and sharing are important.
This structure explains why something happens and what happens because of it.
Cause and Effect
A sentence that gives a definition for a tricky word is this type of clue
definition clue
This is the main problem in a story?
The conflict
If a passage is mostly about how plants grow, what is the main idea?
Plant growth
Theme is different from main idea because it teaches this.
a lesson about life
This structure shows similarities and differences.
Compare and contrast
Clues that use words like "like" or "as" to explain meaning.
comparison clues
The most exciting part of the story where the problem reaches its peak.
The climax
The main idea is usually found in which paragraph?
The beginning or the end
What is a common theme where hard work leads to success?
Perseverance
This structure describes a problem and how it is solved
Problem and solution
Clues that show the opposite meaning of a word.
contrast clues
This is how the problem gets solved.
The resolution
This is when the main idea is not directly stated and must be figured out.
The implied main idea
This type of theme is not directly stated and must be inferred?
An implied theme
This structure lists characteristics or features of a topic.
description
When you use what you already know plus clues from the text, you are doing this.
inferencing