Analyzing Story Elements

Analyze a Story in terms of its Elements

English IV- Lesson 7

This lesson will give you the chance to demonstrate an understanding of story elements by being able to identify the setting, character, and plot.

Specifically, after working on this module, you should be able to do the following. 1. Analyze a story in terms of its elements (EN4RC-Ib-2.1.1)

What I Know 

• Read the following group of words. Write setting if they tell about a place or time; character if they tell about a person; and plot if they tell about an event.  

Multiple Choice

A warm sunny day

• setting

• character

• plot

Multiple Choice

Fairy Godmother

• setting

• character

• plot

Multiple Choice

They went to the mansion to attend the party

• setting

• character

• plot

Multiple Choice

Cinderella

• setting

• character

• plot

Multiple Choice

Friday night

• setting

• character

• plot

Analyze a Story in Terms of its Elements  

Developing an understanding of the elements of a story is necessary for you to follow and fully comprehend the stories you read. Though, before you can understand how these elements contribute to the overall meaning and effect of a story, you must first be able to identify the parts.  

When you analyze a story, you try to find a meaning for the story and explain how the author used the elements of the story. You make a claim about the story's meaning, and provide data from the story itself to support your analysis. Understanding these elements helps you look for a reasonable way of analyzing the story.  

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you learned about inferring the speaker’s tone, mood, and purpose.

Read the following lines with correct expression and give the mood expressed. Choose the letter of the correct answer. 

Multiple Choice

1. “Only one peso? What can I buy with that these days?”

• discontentment

• happy

• honesty

Multiple Choice

2. “What a place! It’s so beautiful.”

• contentment

• amazement

• excitement

Multiple Choice

3. “Today is the day I’ve been waiting for.”

• amazement

• contentment

• excitement

Multiple Choice

4. “Oh! my dog is hurt.”

• worried

• joy

• excitement

Multiple Choice

5. “Oh! there is a snake in the broom.”

• sorrow

• fear

• anger

REMEMBER

Characters in the story express their mood and feelings in what they say and do. In oral reading, it is important to read these lines with correct expressions to convey the moods and feelings expressed by the characters in the story.

What’s New

Do you appreciate the things around you? Do you follow what your parents say to you? How does John change from his bad habit? Let’s find out in the story. Read the story. 

The Naughty Boy  

John is a naughty boy. He refuses to follow his parent’s command. He is fond of wasting water and electricity. He often cut and pull out the plants and throw garbage wherever he goes. 

Although Aling Edna, John’s mother always reminded him to be a good boy, he still could not avoid doing bad things.  

One day, John found himself in a very dirty and smelly place. He felt irritated and could not take the dirt around him. He continued walking, until he came to a very hot place. He looked for a tree to rest, but there was no tree in his sight, nothing he found, but sand. Because of the distance, he walked he suddenly felt tired and thirsty. He looked for water but he could find no water. He Well done! You already know how to infer the speaker’s tone, mood, and purpose. You are ready to move to the next lesson. Notes to the Teacher  This module will give the students a chance to demonstrate an understanding of story elements by being able to identify the setting, character, and plot. 4 cried and cried because of the extreme thirst and heat he felt. He shouted for help but no one seemed to hear him. 

“Get me out of here. Help! I don’t want to be here anymore,” shouted John while crying. All of a sudden, he heard a familiar voice. “John, John,” called Aling Edna while tapping him. John is awakened by his mother call realizing it was just a dream. He hugged his mother and said he will follow what his mother always telling him. After what had happened, John realized the importance of the things around him. He promises not to do the bad habits that he is used to do. 

Open Ended

Guide questions for comprehension check.

1. Who is the boy in the story?

Open Ended

2. When did the story happen?

Open Ended

3. How did the story start?

Open Ended

4. How does the story end?

Open Ended

5. What did you learn from the story?

What is It

Study the graphic organizer. 

Read the following questions. 

• What does the graphic organizer all about?  

• What are the elements of a story?  

• What is referred to in the story if the question is the setting? The character? And the plot? 

• What is referred to in the story if the question is the beginning? The middle? And the ending? 

The story has elements. These are the setting, character, and plot.  

SETTING

talks about the place and the time that the events in the story happened.  

PLOT

the sequence of the story. The Plot has parts and these are the beginning, middle, and ending. 

PARTS OF THE PLOT

• Beginning- Start of the story. It gives the problem faced by the main character. 

•  Middle- It presents the actions made by the characters to solve the problem. 

• Ending- End of the story. It gives the solution to the problem.  

What’s More

Complete each sentence by filling the correct word. Choose the answer in the box below. 

Open Ended

The ____________________ talks about the time and place the events in the story happened.

Open Ended

The ____________________are the persons, and animals in the story.

Open Ended

The ____________________ is the sequence in the story.

Open Ended

. ____________________ is the start of the story. It gives the problem faced by the main character.

Open Ended

____________________ is the end of the story. It gives the solution to the problem.

What I Have Learned

Let us summarize what you have learned from this module. Fill in the sentences with the missing word. Use the guide question in answering.  

Open Ended

What are the elements of the story? The elements of the story are ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Open Ended

What is the setting? The setting talks about the ____________________ and ____________________ the events in the story happened.

Open Ended

Who are the characters? The characters are the ____________________ or ____________________ in the story.

Open Ended

What are the parts of a plot? A plot is the sequence of the story. Plot has parts and these are the ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Open Ended

The ____________________ is the sequence in the story.

What I Can Do

Read the story. 

Lesson Learned 

Once there was a child named Bell. She is a child with unusual behavior. She did not want to clean her body,and she is lazy in taking a bath. 

Bell likes to play in the mud so, her clothes are completely dirty. She often fell asleep without cleansing her body and brushing her teeth. Aling Jenny, Bell’s mother always telling her to clean her body, but she does a lot of excuses. 

One day, she went to her playmates to play. Instead of playing with her, they avoided Bell because of her smell. No one wanted to play with her so, she just went home and play alone. 

While playing in the backyard, Bell felt the irritation of her body and excessive itching 7 of her skin. She cried for help because she cannot take the feeling anymore. Aling Jenny quickly went to her daughter as she heard it crying and shouting for help.

 She told Bell to immediately take a bath and clean her body. Bell took a bath and clean her body. She felt the comfort in her body. She was now started liking that feeling and seeing her body clean. Her playmates begin playing with her again.

Bell realized the importance of cleaning her body and taking a bath every day. She learns from the experience and since then she makes sure to keep her body clean always. 

Copy the graphic organizer in your answer sheet. Write the elements of the story. 

Study these phrases and sentences. Which of these are appropriate for the boxes in the graphic organizer? Copy the graphic organizer in your answer sheet and write the missing parts. 

• 1. Backyard

• 2. Bell felt the irritation of her body and excessive itching of her skin. 

• 3. Aling Jenny , Bell 

• 4. Bell took a bath and clean her body.  

• 5. Playmates  

• 6. Bell learns from the experience and since then she makes sure to keep her body clean always. 

• 7. One day