Story Elements

The author’s REASON for writing the text

-persuade -entertain -teach -explain

-inform -express feelings

• Author's Purpose

• Main Idea

• Setting

• Details

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

Where and When the story takes place

PLACE and TIME

• Problem/Solution

• Summary

• Setting

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

The way an author ORGANIZES text

-ex. sequence

-ex. main idea followed by details

-ex. compare/contrast

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Author's Organization/Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.W.3.2A

The people or animals in stories

• Details

• Problem/Solution

• Characters

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3

The events that happen in a story. There is usually a problem and a solution.

• Plot

• Main Idea

• Setting

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

What a whole story or paragraph is MOSTLY about

• Theme

• Author's Purpose

• Setting

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.SL.3.2

The conflict in the story and the way it was solved

• Problem/Solution

• Main Idea

• Plot

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?

• a king and queen 
• people change as they get older
• a faraway castle
• a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

If your life were a story, one of the characters might be:

• your fight with your mom
• your teacher
• your house
• the year 2015

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3B

The people in a story are called the ...

• personages
• characters
• actors
• stars

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3