Story Elements

​Setting

• ​When and where a story takes place

• ​Location, time of day, and even the weather are all important aspects of setting

• ​The best setting descriptions often appeal to the five senses (visual, auditory, etc.) to influence how the story feels

• ​Mood

​Conflict

• ​A conflict is a problem in a story.

• ​There are the things that the main character wants or needs to do, and then there are the things that get in the way of what he or she wants to do.

​Characters

• ​A character is somebody in a story. Characters can be humans, animals, or creatures.

• ​The main character is the most important character in a story.

​Plot

• ​Plot is the term for the events that take place in a story and how they relate to each other.

• ​When we summarize a story, we're usually describing its plot.

• ​A good summary of a story's plot includes what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

​Theme

• ​The theme of a story is an author's message about the world.

• ​A theme goes beyond the specific details of one story and is about a universal topic, such as friendship, freedom, or loneliness.

• ​A theme would be a lesson moral to learn from the story.

Multiple Choice

What story element is shown in the picture?

• character

• setting

• solution

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where and when the story takes place

• Setting
• Environment
• Climax
• Resolution

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Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?

• a king and queen 
• people change as they get older
• a faraway castle
• a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess

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The __________in a fiction story are the people or animals.

• setting

• problem

• characters

• solution

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What story element is shown in the picture?

• characters

• setting

• solution

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The people in a story are called the ...

• personages
• characters
• actors
• stars

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The struggle or problem in a story

• Exposition
• Resolution
• Conflict
• Antagonist

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The series of events that make up a story

• Characters
• Conflict
• Theme
• Plot

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The main idea, or message, in a literary work is the

• setting
• plot
• tone
• theme

​Listen to the short story.

Multiple Choice

Who is the character in the story?

• Max

• Logan

• Sam

Poll

What is the setting?

• his house

• at school

• the playground

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What is the conflict in the story?

• he likes to play

• he hurts himself

• he gets lost

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In the Summer during the day would be an example of the _____________ of a story.

• characters

• setting

• plot

• solution

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The __________in a fiction story are the people or animals.

• setting

• problem

• characters

• solution

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Jaque and Jayla are sisters. They are best of friends with their cousin Kiera. This sentence shows which story element?

• Characters

• Setting

• Problem

• Solution

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Lisa was the most kind and caring mother to her children. She loved her children more than anything, and she would do anything to keep them happy. Lisa was amazing!

Which story element is being described in this passage?

• Setting

• Character

• Solution

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what is wrong in the story

• Resolution/ending
• plot elements
• problem/conflict
• failing action

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sequence of events in a piece of literature

• setting
• climax
• rising action
• Plot

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The theme of a story is

• events leading to the climax

• characters and setting

• The lesson learned