Story Structure

Characters in a story are...

• Where the story takes place.
• The people or animals in a story.
• A series of events in a story.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is an example of a setting?

• Cinderella and her wicked step-mother
• Cinderella lost her slipper
• The Prince's castle
• The Prince and Cinderella lived happily ever after

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which is an example of a problem in this fairytale?

• The big bad wolf wants to eat the three little pigs.
• The three little pigs trick the wolf into falling into the boiling cauldron.
• The three little pigs each built a house.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why is it important for a reader to understand a story's structure?

• So the reader can read fast
• To help the reader pronounce all of the words in the story
• To help the reader understand the story

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.5

The setting in a story can change?   True or false?

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the plot in a story?

• The main character
• A series of events in a story - the beginning, middle, and the end
• Where and when the story takes place

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

How do you compare two things?

• Look at how they are different

• Look at how they are similar

• See if they like the same things

• Do they smell the same

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which is an example of Contrast?

• They both have red hats.

• That dog has soft hair.

• I like chicken.

• I have two dogs, one is white, one is black.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

To make a guess based on facts and observations.

• Information

• Opinon

• Inferences

• The truth

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which are the elements of story structure?

• Author, illustrator, publisher
• Character, character trait, character background
• Character,  setting, and plot
• Table of contents, glossary, and index

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5