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Story Elements

Story Elements

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English

4th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.4.3, RL.2.2, RL.3.9

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Samantha Smith

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7 Slides • 12 Questions

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Story Elements

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Story elements are:

  • characters

  • Plot

  • Setting

  • Theme​

  • conflict​

​Story Elements

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The people in the story .

A character can also be the person telling the story if it is written in 1st person. ​

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​Characters

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The main events that happen in a story. ​

Plot has 5 different parts:

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. ​

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Plot

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Where and when a story takes place.

Often the setting affects the plot. ​

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Setting

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Theme is the main message or big idea of a story.

Example: The theme of the book Rainbow Fish is friendship.

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Theme

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The problem that the characters are facing.

It can be a problem with other characters, nature, self or animals. ​

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Conflict

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Multiple Choice

The people in a story.

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character

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conflict

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setting

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plot

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theme

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Multiple Choice

The main message or big idea in a story.

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character

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conflict

3

setting

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plot

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theme

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Multiple Choice

The problem the characters face in a story.

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character

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conflict

3

setting

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plot

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theme

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Multiple Choice

The main events that happen in a story.

1

character

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conflict

3

setting

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plot

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theme

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Multiple Choice

Where and when the story takes place.

1

character

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conflict

3

setting

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plot

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theme

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Multiple Choice

Setting affects the plot in a story. True or false?

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are examples of what?

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setting

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characters

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plot

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theme

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Multiple Select

Select all the options that are settings.

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A classroom

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A concert in 1997

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Germany 1935

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People fighting

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Multiple Select

Select all the characters.

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Germany

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Hercules

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Simba

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Nemo

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Multiple Select

Select all the answers that are examples of themes.

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Tom and Jerry

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Friendship

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Family

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Being kind

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Helping People

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Multiple Choice

Plot has 5 different parts. True or false?

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True

2

False

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Multiple Select

Select all the Story Elements.

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characters

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plot

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setting

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conflict

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theme

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