story elements/ parts of plot

Story Elements
Parts of a Plot

Multiple Select

Choose the elements that all stories have. Choose all that apply.

• happy endings

• characters

• setting

• a far away land

• plot

What are the parts of
a story?

There are different parts that
come together to make a story.
Every story has these three
elements:

Characters

Setting

Plot (Main Problem, Conflict,
Resolution)

Characters:

The characters are the
people that the story talks
about.

Setting:

The setting is where
the story takes place.

Plot

The plot is all of the
events that take place
in a story. There is no
story without the plot.
The plot has 3 main
parts: Main Problem,
Conflict, Resolution.

Open Ended

The place and time of a story is called?

Open Ended

All of the events that happen in a story is called?

Open Ended

The people or animals in a story are called?

Multiple Select

The plot of a story has three parts. Choose all three parts.

• Main problem

• Conflict

• Dull part

• Resolution

• The break

Main Problem

The first part of the plot
is the main problem.
This is where the
characters face a
problem or issue that
begins the events of
the story.

Conflict

The conflict is where the
characters in the story
are involved in a struggle
that prevents them from
resolving their problems.

Resolution:

The resolution is where
the characters are able to
fix their problems and
move on in the story. The
resolution is sometimes
called the Solution.

Multiple Choice

The part of the plot where the characters struggle to solve their problems is called?

• Main Problem

• Resolution
• Conflict
• First Struggles

Multiple Choice

The big problem of the story that the characters are trying to resolve.

• conflict

• resolution

• main problem

• solution

Multiple Choice

This part of the story shows how the big problem is solved. This part comes at the end of the story.

• conflict

• resolution

• main problem

• ending

Parts of a Plot

Short Story vs Novel

All stories have plots but
some plots are more
complicated than others. In
a short story the plot is
shorter and the characters
have to solve their
problems quickly. In most
novels, the characters
have to deal with the same
conflict over and over
again. The main problem
doesn't get resolved until
the last few chapters of the
book.

Part of Plot: Main
Problem

The main problem was
that the old woman was
hungry and wanted a
snack.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between novel plots and short story plots?

• Short story plots are longer than novel plots

• Novel plots are longer than short story plots

• There is no difference

Plot: Conflict

The conflict is that every
time the woman tries to
eat her snack, the boy
eats with her. The boy
ends up eating most of
her cookies.

End of Lesson

Plot: Resolution

The old lady looks in her
purse while she is on the
train and finds out that
the pack of cookies that
they were eating were the
boy’s cookies, not hers.