Elements of a story
Writing
100

What is the setting?

Where the story takes place.

100

What is a paragraph?

A group of sentences that share a common idea.

200

What is the main idea in a story?

The message that the author is trying to tell the reader.

200

What is a literary device?

A device used to make an author's writing better.

300

What is a plot in a story?

The events that happen in the story.

300

What is an audience?

The people that will read your work/the people you are writing for.

400

What is conflict in a story?

a problem that the characters face during a story.

400

What is dialogue?

A conversation between two characters in a story. Dialogue is usually shown by quotation marks ("hello!").

500

What is a character in a story?

The people or animals in a story.

500

What does "revising" our writing mean?

Reviewing, making changes and improving our writing.