Literary Elements

REA:: 1.3 Story Elements

WHAT ARE THEY?

• They are the pieces or parts that make a story. 

• Every piece is important to complete a story

LITERATURE

It is made up of four elements: CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT and THEME.

These elements give you an overall understanding of the story.

CHARACTERS

• They are the people or animals who take part in the story. You can learn about a character through the character’s words, actions, and thoughts.

SETTING 

• Time and place in which the story happens.

PLOT

• The sequence of events in a story, including a problem or goal and a solution. The plot includes a problem or conflict, the rising action, the climax, and the resolution, or outcome.  

Multiple Choice

Who are the characters form this story?

• The Dunton Family

• The Lee Family

• both families

Multiple Select

Which is the setting of the story?

• an old town in the west

• in 1870

• in the future

• in the 2000

Poll

Is the narrator of the story in third person or in first person

• third

• first

Open Ended

How do you know?

Open Ended

How do you think many towns started up?