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.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Where and When the story takes place

PLACE and TIME

• Problem/Solution

• Summary

• Setting

• Characters

The people or animals in stories

• Details

• Problem/Solution

• Characters

• Plot

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

• Plot

• Main Idea

• Setting

• Theme

What a whole story or paragraph is MOSTLY about

• Theme

• Author's Purpose

• Setting

• Main Idea

The conflict in the story and the way it was solved

• Problem/Solution

• Main Idea

• Plot

• Setting

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.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

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

• your fight with your mom
• your teacher
• your house
• the year 2023

The people in a story are called the ...

• personages
• characters
• actors
• stars

Brendan raced through the door and breathed a sigh of relief as he saw his math book sitting on the table.  He had been looking all day at school for it.  Now he would start his homework.
Which story elements are being described? Choose ALL that apply.

• setting
• problem
• solution
• part of the plot