Story Elements

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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.

Open Ended

What are some ways that you would describe yourself?

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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What is the setting of Little Red Riding Hood?

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What is the setting of Harry Potter?

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forest

a long time ago

daytime

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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