Story Elements - Grade 4

Story Elements

Grade 4

Story Elements - Parts of a Story

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Problem

• Solution

Characters

The people or creatures who exist in a story

PROTAGONIST - the main character in the story

ANTAGONIST - the character who opposes (or is against) the main character

Multiple Select

Consider Batman and the Joker.

Choose the correct labels for each character.

• BATMAN - Protagonist

  JOKER - Protagonist

• BATMAN - Protagonist

  JOKER - Antagonist

• BATMAN - Antagonist

  JOKER - Protagonist

• BATMAN - Antagonist

  JOKER - Antagonist

Setting

The PLACE and TIME in which a story occurs

Examples of Settings:

Places

The Desert

Jefferson Hills Intermediate School

The Bus

Shop N' Save

The Beach

Gotham City

The Hospital

Target

Examples of Settings:

Times

Dawn

The Future

Roman Times

The Last Day of School

Midnight

When Elsa and Anna were little children

December 7, 1941

Multiple Select

Which TWO of these are examples of a SETTING?

• Peg Kehret

• Outer Space

• a Trophy

• The Middle Ages

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT a setting in "Small Steps: The Year I had Polio"?

• The Hospital

• The Local Park

• Peg's School

• Peg's House

Multiple Select

In a story whose setting is the Middle Ages, which of these would you be most likely to see? (Choose TWO)

• an iPhone

• jousting

• a hospital

• a castle

• a flushing toilet

Multiple Select

In a story whose setting is outer space some time in the future, which of these would you be most likely to see? (Choose TWO)

• a crossbow

• a robot

• a printing press

• a canon

• a spaceship

Plot

The main events in a story

(What happens in the story from beginning to end)

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the movie based on the description of the plot?

BEGINNING: A construction worker finds an important building piece.

MIDDLE: He and his new friends try to stop an evil tyrant from freezing the world.

END: A father and son find some common ground.

• The Lion King

• Despicable Me

• The Lego Movie

• Wreck-It Ralph

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the movie based on the description of the plot?

BEGINNING: A villain is excluded from a party.

MIDDLE: He goes on a quest to win a medal and become a hero.

END: He nearly destroys the world with an infestation of insects but manages to save everyone.

• The Lion King

• Despicable Me

• The Lego Movie

• Wreck-It Ralph

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the movie based on the description of the plot?

BEGINNING: A young animal runs away when he is blamed for his father's death.

MIDDLE: He grows up in the forest with his friends.

END: He returns to fight his uncle and becomes the new king.

• The Lion King

• Despicable Me

• The Lego Movie

• Wreck-It Ralph

Problem & Solution

PROBLEM: a conflict that affects the characters but is usually solved at the end

SOLUTION: how the character fixes the problem

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the folktale based on its PROBLEM?

PROBLEM: A girl wants to take food to her sick grandmother but is being stalked by a wolf

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Little Red Riding Hood

• The Three Little Pigs

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the folktale based on its PROBLEM?

PROBLEM: Three creatures find that a child has invaded their home and tampered with their food

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Little Red Riding Hood

• The Three Little Pigs

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the folktale based on its SOLUTION?

SOLUTION: The intruder falls into a pot of boiling water

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Little Red Riding Hood

• The Three Little Pigs

Multiple Choice

Can you identify the folktale based on its SOLUTION?

SOLUTION: The boy chops down the beanstalk and the giant falls

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Little Red Riding Hood

• The Three Little Pigs