Elements of Fiction
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Characters
Examples
Strategies
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People, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story.
What is What are The characters of a story?
100

The problem in the story

What is conflict?

100

Words that describe a character

What are character traits?

100

Ms. Nelson, Scaredy squirrel, Marisol McDonald... are examples of...

What are Characters?

100

What do we call the strategy we do for EACH paragraph? If paragraphs are too small we can put a few together.

What is read a little write a little?

200
Writing that comes from an authors imagination.
What is Fiction?
200

The turning point when the action reaches a peak THE MOST EXCITING part of the story...

What is the climax?

200

The POINT from which a story is TOLD.

What is the point of view?

200

At the beach, at school, once upon a time, under the sea... are examples of...

What is setting?

200

AFTER WE READ the story we can also create a chart... WHAT is this Chart called?

What is CSCR/CSPS Chart?

300
It is the time and place at which the events of the story happen.
What is the setting?
300

Sets the stage for the story. Characters are introduced, the setting is described , and the conflict begins to unfold.

What is the beginning of a story?

300
The character is telling the story. Pronouns you will see are "I, Me, Us, We".
What is first person point of view?
300

The kids in room 207 misbehaved! They did not listen to Ms. Nelson! This is an example of...

What is conflict/problem?

300

If we decide not to use a CSCR chart we can make a...

What is WWBST Summary?

400
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
400

the events that follow the climax and bring us to the resolution. The outcome of the sequence of events.

What is the end of a story?

400
The narrator is telling the story. You will see"they, he, she, him, her, them" as pronouns.
What is 3rd person point of view?
400

A mean substitute named Ms. Viola Swamp came instead of Ms. Nelson. The kids listened, followed the rules, and BEHAVED! 

What is the resolution/solution?

400

What does CSCR stand for?

Character, Setting, Conflict, Resolution

500
The moral or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
What is the theme?
500

When the problem is SOLVED...

What is the resolution?

500

red hair, brave, blue shirt, friendly, mean, bully are examples of...

What are Character Traits?

500

Be who you are! Slow and steady wins the race, working as a team is better than working alone. These are examples of...

What is theme/moral/lesson learned?

500

What does WWBST stand for?

Who

Wanted

But

So

Then