Story Elements

The people in a story are called the ...

• personages
• characters
• actors
• stars

A person or animal in a story

• Setting
• Problem
• Character
• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.1.10

The moral or lesson of a story is the

• setting
• plot
• tone
• theme

All of the events in a story

• Conflict
• Expostition
• Plot
• Setting 

The sun was very bright at the beach. The sand was hot and the water was cold.

Which story element is this?

• character

• setting

• problem

• solution

The school was really big. The walls were blue and the floors were white.

Which story element is this?

• character

• setting

• problem

• solution

What a whole story or paragraph is MOSTLY about

• Theme

• Author's Purpose

• Setting

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Things that SUPPORT or tell more about the main idea

• Author's Organization

• Characters

• Details

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

The conflict in the story and the way it was solved

• Problem/Solution

• Main Idea

• Plot

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

The people, animals, or things that help to shape the plot

• Internal Force
• Rising Action
• Protagonist
• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3