Story Elements P.2

Story Elements P.2

Multiple Select

Which question should you ask yourself when you are reading a story? Choose all that apply.

• Who

• What

• Where

• When

Multiple Choice

When you ask yourself the "who" for the story what will your answer reveal?

• Setting

• Plot

• Characters

• Events

Multiple Choice

When you ask yourself where and when for a story, your answer will reveal the ...

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Style

Multiple Choice

When you ask yourself what happened in a story it will reveal the...

• setting

• characters

• exposition

• events

Multiple Select

Who are the characters in this story? Choose all that apply.

• Jack

• Jenny

• Dereck

• Daisy

Multiple Select

What is the setting of this story? Choose all that apply.

• jungle

• Sunday afternoon

• midnight

• backyard

Multiple Choice

What is the major event of this story?

• Deciding to go outside.

• Debating about what game to play.

• Debating on whether or not they should play outside.

• Playing hide and go seek.

Story elements

• Every story has characters, setting, and events in them but not all of them are important to the story.

• If we look at the story of Jenny and Daisy it is important to know where and when the story takes place so the reader can imagine it better.

• The main event of this story is that Jenny and Daisy are playing outside.

Multiple Select

Which of these are considered a problem in a story? Choose all that apply.

• A challenge or obstacle in a story

• It does not need to be solved.

• It needs to solved.

• Something the characters want to change, fix, or figure out.

Multiple Select

Which explains a solution in a story? Choose all that apply.

• The problem is solved.

• The characters have questions.

• The characters find a way to fix, or figure out the problem.

• The characters have a problem.

Jenny and Daisy Story

• In the first video the story of Jenny and Daisy only had characters, setting, and events.

• After we added a problem and solution they made the story more interesting.

• Every story may have a lot of characters, settings, events, problems and solutions but their will always be a main one for each that moves the story forward and it is up to you as a reader to find it.

Multiple Select

Who are the characters in the story? Choose all that apply.

• Nathan

• Jared

• Mom

• Dad

Multiple Select

Who are the main characters in this story? Choose all that apply.

• Mom

• Nathan

• Dad

• Jared

Story Elements

• Not every character, setting, or event in a story is going to be critical in completing the story.

• What characters from the short story Nathan can be eliminated and it would still be a story?

• Mom and Dad.

• What events can be removed from the short story Nathan and it would still be a story?

• Jared demanding Mom and Dad to tell them what they are keeping a secret from him.

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. Read the paragraph then answer the question.

Part A: Lacking in experience, but abounding in willingness, Jared lovingly carried his baby brother across the room. Jared tried to recall the words of the song he had heard his mother sing to Nathan, but remembering none of them, he opted for a popular song he had heard on the radio that morning. Nathan, just seven months old and seemingly ready for anything, minded not that he was receiving a lesson in pop culture rather than classic lullabies. He locked his focus on Jared, and he smiled a toothless, drooling grin of worship.

What does the opening paragraph of the story reveal about Nathan?

• He prefers classical lullabies but will listen to anything.

• He trusts and adores his big brother.

• He will not like being a little brother.

• His big brother has already taught him many things.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Choose a sentence from Paragraph 1 that supports your answer from Part A.

• Lacking in experience, but abounding in willingness, Jared lovingly carried his baby brother across the room.

• Jared tried to recall the words of the song he had heard his mother sing to Nathan, but remembering none of them, he opted for a popular song he had heard on the radio that morning.

• Natha, just seven months old and seemingly ready for anything, minded not that he was receiving a lesson in pop culture rather than classical lullabies,

• He locked his focus on Jared, and he smiled a toothless, drooling grin of worship.

Multiple Select

Select two incidents(events) that contribute to the main conflict in the story.

• Jared carries Nathan to the playpen.

• Mom and Dad have a conversation that Jared overhears.

• Jared turns to grab his MP3 player.

• Nathan accidentally flings the ball.

• Mom and Dad announce that a new baby will be born.

Multiple Choice

There is a solution to the main problem in the short story Nathan. True or false?

• True

• False

Standard Mastery

• Every story has a plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution which are the events in a story. Stories also have characters and setting it is your job during the standard mastery to identify the important elements that push the story forward.

• Remember when you take your standard mastery next week it is a test grade out of 100 points, you can use the Quiziz from our class to study and practice for your standards mastery.