Story Elements
What do we call the person who is telling the story?
What is the narrator?
What type of conflict is this: Taylor was driving home when a thunderstorm exploded out of the sky. The rain came down in thick sheets to where she could barely see our of her windshield.
What is character vs. nature?
What text structure does this follow?: The life of a butterfly is very interesting. First, they're born as catterpillars. Then, they eat lots of plants and grow. Once the catterpillars are fully grown, they climb to a supporting branch and create a cocoon around them. Finally, after some time in their enclosure, they emerge a beautiful butterfly.
What is chronological/sequential?
Make an inference on the passage: Before packing up the car to the beach, Mom yelled from downstairs, "Jeanie, double check your suitcase for everything you'll need for the next two weeks!" I sighed and yelled back, "You've told me that five times already!" and scrolled through my phone. Finally, when it was time to pack, I brought my suitcase down and threw it into the back of the car. My brothers jumped into the third seat and I took charge of the second row, putting in my headphones and playing Taylor Swift's newest album. Before I knew it, I had opened my eyes from a nap and smelled salty air: we had arrived to our beach house! We unlocked the door and everyone went to claim their room. I began unpacking and putting my clothes into the dresser. "Where are they?" I thought to myself as I got closer to the bottom of my suitcase. As I reached the bottom, a sad realization rushed through me. I went downstairs to tell mom the bad news with red cheeks.
Multiple answers.
What sentence introduces the main conflict of this story?: They had had just about enough of these people. John and June decided they were going to make the townspeople pay for their cold-heartedness towards them... and pay they would. In a sleek black VW Bug, the pair drove to the bank with their trusty tools. After picking the lock, they entered the doors and turned on their dim flashlights, not wanting to bring attention to themselves. Vault after vault was unlocked and emptied of all its contents. June looked to her left at John and noticed he was slyly pocketing stacks of hundreds. "What did I expect?" thought June. "He isn't going to pull one over on me this time." As they entered the last vault, John waltzed in and said, "Oh Juney, we hit the jackpo..." His voice stopped as he heard the door close behing him, locks clicking into place. The sirens blared as the black VW Bug sped off with riches beyond measure.
What is June looked to her left at John and noticed he was slyly pocketing stacks of hundreds.
What is this sentence telling us about the story?: The boy looked around and saw the moon in the sky accompanied by stars. The corn beyond the fence stood drooped sleepily and the cows snored quietly in the barn to his left.
What is the setting?
Based on these sentences, what character trait can we give him?: Darry worked two jobs in order to pay the mortgage on the family's house after his parents died. He didn't want to lose it, nor did he want to be separated from his brothers.
What is hardworking, responsible, loving, caring, etc.
What do we call a paragraph that sums up the most important parts of a nonfiction article? This highlights only the most important parts of the article.
What is a summary?
What is an example of foreshadowing in this example?: Before packing up the car to the beach, Mom yelled from downstairs, "Jeanie, double check your suitcase for everything you'll need for the next two weeks!" I sighed and yelled back, "You've told me that five times already!" and scrolled through my phone. Finally, when it was time to pack, I brought my suitcase down and threw it into the back of the car. My brothers jumped into the third seat and I took charge of the second row, putting in my headphones and playing Taylor Swift's newest album. Before I knew it, I had opened my eyes from a nap and smelled salty air: we had arrived to our beach house! We unlocked the door and everyone went to claim their room. I began unpacking and putting my clothes into the dresser. "Where are they?" I thought to myself as I got closer to the bottom of my suitcase. As I reached the bottom, a sad realization rushed through me. I went downstairs to tell mom the bad news with red cheeks.
What is mom yelling to check her suitcase again?
What foreshadows that John and June are going to rob the townspeople?: They had had just about enough of these people. John and June decided they were going to make the townspeople pay for their cold-heartedness towards them... and pay they would. In a sleek black VW Bug, the pair drove to the bank with their trusty tools. After picking the lock, they entered the doors and turned on their dim flashlights, not wanting to bring attention to themselves. Vault after vault was unlocked and emptied of all its contents. June looked to her left at John and noticed he was slyly pocketing stacks of hundreds. "What did I expect?" thought June. "He isn't going to pull one over on me this time." As they entered the last vault, John waltzed in and said, "Oh Juney, we hit the jackpo..." His voice stopped as he heard the door close behing him, locks clicking into place. The sirens blared as the black VW Bug sped off with riches beyond measure.
What is John and June decided they were going to make the townspeople pay for their cold-heartedness towards them... and pay they would.
What is a theme?
In The Outsiders, what is the effect of Darry and Ponyboy getting into a fight?
What is Ponyboy runs away from home, meets Johnny, and they walk to the park.
True or False: Nonfiction covers stories that are made up and not real.
What is false?
What is the theme of this example?: Before packing up the car to the beach, Mom yelled from downstairs, "Jeanie, double check your suitcase for everything you'll need for the next two weeks!" I sighed and yelled back, "You've told me that five times already!" and scrolled through my phone. Finally, when it was time to pack, I brought my suitcase down and threw it into the back of the car. My brothers jumped into the third seat and I took charge of the second row, putting in my headphones and playing Taylor Swift's newest album. Before I knew it, I had opened my eyes from a nap and smelled salty air: we had arrived to our beach house! We unlocked the door and everyone went to claim their room. I began unpacking and putting my clothes into the dresser. "Where are they?" I thought to myself as I got closer to the bottom of my suitcase. As I reached the bottom, a sad realization rushed through me. I went downstairs to tell mom the bad news with red cheeks.
What can the reader infer happens at the end of the story?: They had had just about enough of these people. John and June decided they were going to make the townspeople pay for their cold-heartedness towards them... and pay they would. In a sleek black VW Bug, the pair drove to the bank with their trusty tools. After picking the lock, they entered the doors and turned on their dim flashlights, not wanting to bring attention to themselves. Vault after vault was unlocked and emptied of all its contents. June looked to her left at John and noticed he was slyly pocketing stacks of hundreds. "What did I expect?" thought June. "He isn't going to pull one over on me this time." As they entered the last vault, John waltzed in and said, "Oh Juney, we hit the jackpo..." His voice stopped as he heard the door close behing him, locks clicking into place. Sirens blared, drowning out John's screaming as the black VW Bug sped off with riches beyond measure.
What is June locks John in and runs away in the getaway car with all the money.
What happens at the climax of a story?
What type of conflict is this an example of: When John went up for the layup, the defender on the other team purposefully shoved him in the back, sending him flying into the wall.
What is character vs. character?
This nonfiction text structure is when the author writes about issues they think are important and gives ways to solve them.
What is problem and solution?
What character trait can we give Jeanie?: Before packing up the car to the beach, Mom yelled from downstairs, "Jeanie, double check your suitcase for everything you'll need for the next two weeks!" I sighed and yelled back, "You've told me that five times already!" and scrolled through my phone. Finally, when it was time to pack, I brought my suitcase down and threw it into the back of the car. My brothers jumped into the third seat and I took charge of the second row, putting in my headphones and playing Taylor Swift's newest album. Before I knew it, I had opened my eyes from a nap and smelled salty air: we had arrived to our beach house! We unlocked the door and everyone went to claim their room. I began unpacking and putting my clothes into the dresser. "Where are they?" I thought to myself as I got closer to the bottom of my suitcase. As I reached the bottom, a sad realization rushed through me. I went downstairs to tell mom the bad news with red cheeks.
What is forgetful, irresponsible, etc.
Based on the bolded sentence, what can the reader infer about John?: They had had just about enough of these people. John and June decided they were going to make the townspeople pay for their cold-heartedness towards them... and pay they would. In a sleek black VW Bug, the pair drove to the bank with their trusty tools. After picking the lock, they entered the doors and turned on their dim flashlights, not wanting to bring attention to themselves. Vault after vault was unlocked and emptied of all its contents. June looked to her left at John and noticed he was slyly pocketing stacks of hundreds. "What did I expect?" thought June. "He isn't going to pull one over on me this time." As they entered the last vault, John waltzed in and said, "Oh Juney, we hit the jackpo..." His voice stopped as he heard the door close behing him, locks clicking into place. Sirens blared, drowning out John's screaming as the black VW Bug sped off with riches beyond measure.
What is he's greedy and sneaky.
What do we call characters that stay the same throughout the story and don't have any character development?
What is flat/static?
What would be the effect of these two events: 1. Elizabeth had a basketball game scheduled two hours away from her house. 2. The game didn't end until 10 o'clock due to double overtime.
What is Elizabeth got home late/she didn't get a lot of sleep/she was tired for school the next day.
What text structure does this use?: In the 1960's hairspray was used by people across the entire world in large quantities. Consumers were clearing the shelves of the popular hair product left and right. Little did they know, the aeresol that was used in their hairspray was hurting the environment by destroying the ozone layer.
What is cause and effect?
What can the reader infer based on the bolded sentence?: Before packing up the car to the beach, Mom yelled from downstairs, "Jeanie, double check your suitcase for everything you'll need for the next two weeks!" I sighed and yelled back, "You've told me that five times already!" and scrolled through my phone. Finally, when it was time to pack, I brought my suitcase down and threw it into the back of the car. My brothers jumped into the third seat and I took charge of the second row, putting in my headphones and playing Taylor Swift's newest album. Before I knew it, I had opened my eyes from a nap and smelled salty air. We unlocked the door and everyone went to claim their room. I began unpacking and putting my clothes into the dresser. "Where are they?" I thought to myself as I got closer to the bottom of my suitcase. As I reached the bottom, a sad realization rushed through me. I went downstairs to tell mom the bad news with red cheeks.
What is that they have arrived at the beach house?
What type of conflict does this example represent?: They had had just about enough of these people. John and June decided they were going to make the townspeople pay for their cold-heartedness towards them... and pay they would. In a sleek black VW Bug, the pair drove to the bank with their trusty tools. After picking the lock, they entered the doors and turned on their dim flashlights, not wanting to bring attention to themselves. Vault after vault was unlocked and emptied of all its contents. June looked to her left at John and noticed he was slyly pocketing stacks of hundreds. "What did I expect?" thought June. "He isn't going to pull one over on me this time." As they entered the last vault, John waltzed in and said, "Oh Juney, we hit the jackpo..." His voice stopped as he heard the door close behing him, locks clicking into place. Sirens blared, drowning out John's screaming as the black VW Bug sped off with riches beyond measure.
What is character vs. character?