Basic Story Elements

Elements of a Story

​Created by Denise BucKnor

​Created by Denise BucKnor

​OBJECTIVE

​At the end of this lesson students will be able to identify and recognize the five main elements of a story.

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​1. Character

are the persons, things , or animals that potray in the story

• major

• minor

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​2. Setting

• Refers to when and where did the story takes place

• Refers to time and place, weather conditions, social conditions, mood and atmosphere.

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​3. Plot

Is a series of events or actions that happen in a story

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​4. Conflict

The problem that the main character faces in a story.

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​5. Theme

​Example:

Crime does not pay.

Family is everything

​A lesson or message in a story that you can use in your own life

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​Review Time !

Open Ended

What are the elements of a story?

Multiple Choice

What part of s story tells when and where the story happens?

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

Multiple Choice

What are the people or animals in a story called?

• Conflict

• Setting

• Characters

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is the conflict of a story?

• The time and place

• The main problem the character encounters in the story

• The most exciting part of the story

• The beginning of a story

Multiple Choice

What is setting?

• The time and place in which a story occurs

• A character's personality traits

• The most exciting part of a story

• The ending of a story

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of a story?

• The series of events in a story

• The author's point of view

• The major life lesson or message

• The character's personality traits

Multiple Choice

What is the plot of a story?

• The series of events in a story

• The main message or life lesson of a story

• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point

• The time and place that a story takes place

Multiple Select

What two parts are included in the setting? (Choose TWO!)

• Who

• What

• Where

• When

• Why

Multiple Choice

A message about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text.

• character

• plot

• Theme

• setting

Multiple Choice

A person or animal that is part of the story is called __________.

• setting

• character

• narrator

• author

​Watch this short film and identify the elements of the story

​The............END

​Seriously...... he's not going to stop dancing. Get out while you can-