Story Elements 1
What do we call the sequence of events in a story? Beginning, Middle and End of a story
The plot of a story
Does a realistic fiction story actually happen in real life?
No, it's a story that could happen but is not real.
When and where a story takes place
What is the setting
The people or animals in a story who act our the parts.
Characters
The actions that happen in a story.
Events
Who is the person who writes a story?
the author
What do we call the person who draws the pictures for a story?
An illustrator
A list of similarities between two characters is called a comparison. This word is a list of differences between two characters.
contrast
What do you call making a list of similarities between two characters? Contrast is when we find differences.
Comparison
The character that the story is about.
Main Character
What is Inferencing?
What is using clues from the text and what you know to make an educated guess about what will happen in a story?
Something has to be fixed as part of the story. The main character usually has to overcome this.
problem or conflict
"It was a warm summer day at the park. It was late morning. What is this describing?
Setting
What is a main idea?
What the story is mostly about.
What are the characters that are not the main focus of the story?
Supporting characters or secondary characters
What is a biography?
A story about a person who is real.
What is Genre?
What kind of story. example: fiction, nonfiction, fairytale, folk story, adventure, suspense
Bill was running through the park. He was being chased by a monster. He turned around and took out his sword. The monster stopped, turned around, and ran away from Bill. Who is a character in this story?
Bill or the monster
Bill was running through the park. He was being chased by a monster. He turned around and took out his sword. The monster stopped, turned around, and ran away from Bill. What is the setting of this story?
The park
Bill was running through the park. He was being chased by a monster. He turned around and took out his sword. The monster stopped, turned around, and ran away from Bill. What can you infer will happen next?
Bill chases after the monster and fights it.
Four words that most fairy tales start with
Once upon a time
What is the difference between compare and contrast?
Compare is when we are finding similar things, Contrast is when we find differences.
This happens at the (beginning, middle, or end) in Little Red Riding Hood.
On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. ‘Hello!’ said the wolf. ‘Where are you going?’ ‘I’m going to see my grandmother.
The middle of the story
What story has the following characters:
A girl with blonde hair, a mother bear, a father bear and a baby bear.
Goldilocks and the three bears
This Genre covers stories that are written about a real person. The story is written by that person.
Autobiography