Story Elements
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5th Grade
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Story Elements
Characters
Setting
Plot
Theme
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Characters
Who or what is the story about?
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How can you describe them?
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What are their strengths and flaws?
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What emotions are they feeling?
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Do they change during the story?
How would you describe
yourself?
Name some more character
traits.
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Open Ended
What are some ways that you would describe yourself?
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Open Ended
Can you name some other character traits?
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Character Traits
Description
Flaws & Strengths
What emotions did he show?
Did he change throughout
the movie?
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Story
Where
When
Encanto
the town of
Encanto, the
Madrigal home
daytime,
nightime,
present day
Black Panther
Wakanda, USA,
Shuri’s lab
present-day
Little Red
Riding Hood
Harry Potter
Setting
WHERE
AND
WHEN
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Drag and Drop
What is the setting of Harry Potter?
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What happens in the story?
PLOT
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Most narrative stories follow a
similar plot line. As you read,
notice the plot of the story.
Beginning:
character introduction
Middle:
Rising action (main events in the
story)
Ending:
A big momento happens (the turning
point/climax) which changes things.
After this, the falling action finishes
the story
PLOT
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The Three
Little Pigs
Let’s complete
the missing
parts together!
Plot
Exposition:
Characters –
Setting –
The first pig builds his house
with straw. The Big Bad Wolf
comes along and blows it down.
The second pig builds his house
with sticks. The Big Bad Wolf
comes along and blows it down.
Climax
The two lazy pigs learn a lesson.
Resolution
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The
author
doesn’t
usually
say
it
.
You
have
to
infer
it
.
Central idea
or
message
Theme
What is the lesson?
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Theme
Common topics that relate to themes:
What is the life lesson?
courage
perseverance
family
friendship
growing up
love
cooperation
dreams
jealousy
being yourself
loyalty
compassion
honesty
hard work
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Let’s go back
to the three
Little pigs.
What is the lesson that
the author was trying
to teach us?
Theme
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What about
the movie
Sing 2?
What is the lesson that
the author was trying
to teach us?
Theme
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