Story Elements 1
What is the main message (or lesson) in the story?
Theme
When and where a story takes place?
The setting
What are the people or animals in a story?
Name a fact about what happens in "The House on Mango Street."
A girl is living with her big, poor, family in a new house and she doesn't really like it but she loves her family. She says her mom is like warm bread. They move around a lot.
What is the setting of Spongebob?
Bikini Bottom (under the sea)
The author
What is a fictional text?
Text that is made up (by the author).
The house on Mango Street is an example of which story element?
Setting
What is the plot of most of the Tom and Jerry stories?
Tom tries to catch Jerry but he doesn't succeed.
A brief fictional narrative that can be read all at once.
A short story
What are the three parts of a story?
Beginning, middle, end.
Name one of the narrator's sisters or brothers.
Carlos, Kiki and Nenny.
Who is the main character of Home Alone?
Kevin
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What do you call the person the story is about?
Main character
What can you infer from when the narrator says that her mother's hair is like warm bread?
Her mother gives her comfort and makes her feel loved and happy.
Who are the characters in the Super Mario movie?
Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Toad, Yoshi. . .
What does plot mean?
A sequence of events in the story
When writing a story, we should not write in paragraphs. True or False?
False.
So far, what is a theme of "The House on Mango Street"?
Dreams/Expectations versus Reality
or
The importance of family