Story Elements - Lesson 5

What is a character?

• Where the story takes place
• A person or thing that is in a story
• What goes wrong in a story

What is a setting?

• Where the story takes place
• Who or what is in a story
• What goes wrong in a story
• How the problem is solved

What is the Problem in the story

• Where the story takes place
• Who or what is in the story
• What goes wrong in the story
• How the problem is fixed

What is the SOLUTION in the story?

• Where the story takes place
• Who or what is in the story
• What goes wrong in the story
• How the problem is fixed

Peter walked quickly down the dark street.  It was very quiet.  Suddenly, a dog howled.  Peter walked even faster after that.
CAUSE: A dog howled.
What was the EFFECT?

• Peter went inside.
• Everything was quiet.
• Peter walked even faster.

Rosa and her friends spent two weeks in a cabin on the lake.  There was no electricity in the cabin.  The girls had to use a lantern for light.  Sometimes they made a fire in the fireplace.
CAUSE: The cabin had no electricity.
What was the EFFECT?

• The cabin was on the lake.
• The girls used a lantern for light.
• There was a fireplace near the cabin.

Who is a character in Teacher's Pets?

• Miss Fry
• the school
• Winston's uncle

What is the setting in Teacher's Pets?

• the school
• Miss Fry
• Winston
• There were too many pets in the classroom