Story Elements

Story Elements

100

This is when and where the story takes place.

What is setting.

200

The “what happened” in the story, or the sequence of events

What is the plot

300

A person, animal, or object that plays an important role in the plot.

What is the characters.

400

The most exciting part of the story.

What is climax.

500

The main message or lesson of the story.

What is theme.

Character

100

What is the MAIN character called?

Who is the protagonist

200

What is the name of the character that works AGAINST the protagonist?

Antagonist

300

What is a dynamic character

A character that changes and evolves throughout the story

400

What is a static character?

A character that does not change throughout the story

500

What is a round character?

A character you know a lot about

Plot

100

What are the two parts of the exposition?

Characters and setting

200

What comes right after the climax?

What is falling action

300

This is the point in the story with the highest level of interest-most exciting

What is climax

400

Something in the story that needs to be solved - it cannot be a story without this

What is conflict

500

These five things make up the plot chart

What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

Theme/Conflict

100

Its the lesson the author wants the reader to go away with

What is theme

200

Give me an example of a lesson from Rollercoasters

If you work through your fear, you might be proud

300

"Slow and steady wins the race" is an example of a..

theme

400

Who won the race in the Tortoise and the Hare?

The Tortoise

500

What was the conflict in Fiddle Fanatic?

Melanie was jealous and upset her little sister got first string

Figurative Language

100

BOOM!

Onomatopeia

200

She is as flexible as silly string

Simile

300

My heart is a block of ice

Metaphor

400

The boulder danced after me down the hill

Personification

500

My heart races a million beats per second!

Hyperbole