Plot Elements

Story Elements

The ingredients to a story

Story Elements

Setting: The time and place a story takes place

Characters: the people or animals that have the conflict in the story

Plot: the series of events that make up the story

Conflict: the problem or struggle between the characters

SETTING: When and Where the story takes place

-it helps build background and create images in the mind

-helps set the tone and mood

How Can We Describe Settings?

• environment

• day, month, year

• historical period

• physical place

5 SENSES

-- Good settings help the reader visualize the places in the story

-- Authors includes descriptions of the setting using the 5 senses

Character

• person

• anaimal

• imaginary creature

How Can We Describe Characters?

• physical traits

• personality traits

• actions

• feelings

Plot

• exposition

• rising actions

• middle (climax) 

• falling actions

• resolution (ending)

Conflict

• a problem or struggle 

• human vs. human

• human vs. nature

• human vs. self
  

• human vs. society

• Example: Tricia vs. class bullies

Point of View

• perspective of the story

• 1st person (I, me, we)

• 2nd person (you)

• 3rd person (he, she, they)

Multiple Choice

The __________in a fiction story are the people or animals.

• setting

• problem

• characters

• solution

Multiple Choice

The _______ is the time and place that the story takes place.

• setting

• character

• plot

• solution

Multiple Choice

Bill can not find his shoes would be an example of a ________ in the story.

• ending

• character

• setting

• problem

Multiple Choice

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

• characters

• setting

• plot

• solution

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• What the story is all about.

• How the story starts.

• How the story ends.

• The time and place in the story.

Multiple Choice

Non fiction writing is __________.

• not real

• real

• fun to read

• sad to read

Multiple Choice

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

• Characters

• Setting

• Problem

• Solution

Multiple Choice

They attended Valley West Elementary in second grade. This year they will do their school work from home. This sentence is an example of which story element?

• Characters

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is the CONFLICT of a story?

• The problem

• The main characters

• The highest point of excitement

• Same as the setting

Multiple Choice

The___________ is the lesson learned by the characters in the story.

• setting

• conflict

• theme

• characters

Multiple Choice

The people, animals, or creatures in a story (fiction) are called...

• setting

• characters

• conflict

• resolution

Multiple Choice

The way that the conflict or problem is solved is the __________ of the story.

• setting

• conflict

• resolution

• theme

Multiple Choice

The events of the story in order.

• Plot

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

Multiple Choice

The beginning where characters and setting are introduced and described.

• Climax

• Plot

• Rising Action

• Exposition

Multiple Choice

The events where the problem is developing. The excitement is building and the story is getting interesting.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Plot

Multiple Choice

The most exciting part of the story.

The turning point where the problem reaches its peak.

• Plot

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Exposition

Multiple Choice

The school was really big. The walls were blue and the floors were white.

Which story element is this?

• character

• setting

• problem

• solution