Story Elements

Setting is

• The problem in the story

• The major events of the story

• Those who play a role in the story

• The time and place of the stories events

Characters are

• Major events in a story

• Those who play a role in the story

• The time and place of the stories events

• The unifying idea, what the author is trying to teach the reader

Plot is...

• The problem in the story

• The major events of the story

• Those who play a role in the story

• The unifying idea, what the author is trying to teach the reader

Theme is...

• The problem in the story.

• The major events of the story.

• Those who play a role in the story.

• The unifying idea, what the author is trying to teach the reader.

What is the Exposition of a story?

• The point that the conflict has been resolved and the story has reached its end.

• Where the conflict starts to develop and a series of events build up to the turning point.

• The events that satisfy the reader with what happens after the conflict has been resolved.

• The highest point of tension in a story that is considered a turning point for the characters

• The beginning of the story where readers are introduced to the characters, the setting, and the conflict.

What is the climax of a story?

• The point that the conflict has been resolved and the story has reached its end.

• Where the conflict starts to develop and a series of events build up to the turning point.

• The events that satisfy the reader with what happens after the conflict has been resolved.

• The highest point of action in a story that is considered a turning point for the characters

• The beginning of the story where readers are introduced to the characters, the setting, and the conflict.

What is a story's rising action?

• The point that the conflict has been resolved and the story has reached its end.

• Where the conflict starts to develop and a series of events build up to the turning point.

• The events that satisfy the reader with what happens after the conflict has been resolved.

• The highest point of tension in a story that is considered a turning point for the characters

• The beginning of the story where readers are introduced to the characters, the setting, and the conflict.

What is falling action?

• The point that the conflict has been resolved and the story has reached its end.

• Where the conflict starts to develop and a series of events build up to the turning point.

• The events that satisfy the reader with what happens after the conflict has been resolved.

• The highest point of tension in a story that is considered a turning point for the characters

• The beginning of the story where readers are introduced to the characters, the setting, and the conflict.

What is the resolution?

• The point that the conflict has been resolved and the story has reached its end.

• Where the conflict starts to develop and a series of events build up to the turning point.

• The events that satisfy the reader with what happens after the conflict has been resolved.

• The highest point of tension in a story that is considered a turning point for the characters.

• The beginning of the story where readers are introduced to the characters, the setting, and the conflict.

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