Wild Things Story Elements

Who is the main character?

• A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.
• Defined as the angle from which the Story is told
• The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight
•  Believe in yourself 

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What is setting? 

• The time and location in which a story takes place
• A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
• a struggle between two people or things in a short story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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An example of setting is 

• A big castle with magical house objects 
•  the central idea or belief in a short story.
• Persuade 
• Third person 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

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What do we call the series of events in a story?

• Setting
• Plot
• Theme

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The message of the story is the . . .

• Setting
• Plot
• Theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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In the story Cinderella, you would describe the main character as kind, honest, and hard working. These adjectives that describe Cinderella are called _____________________.

• the resolution
• the theme
• the setting
• character traits

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Example of theme 

• People are afraid of change
• Character vs Character 
• Story told by the protagonist 
• A struggle between two forces 

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Don't quit school.

• Theme
• Setting
• Plot

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Grandma's house.

• Theme
• Setting
• Plot

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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The big bad wolf gets beat up.

• Theme
• Setting
• Plot

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CCSS.RL.3.9

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9