Parts of a Story, Theme, Main Idea

Which questions about the story will the setting answer?

• What is the author's attitude toward the characters?
• Where and when does the story take place?
• Who are the people the story is about?
  Why and why did the author write the story?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the setting of a story?

• The time and place a story happens

• The people or animals in the story

• What happens in a story

• How a character feels

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

A story about knights and castles probably takes place in the

• future.

• present.

• evening.

• past.

Sofia is nervous and excited. Her knees shake. Where do you think she is?

• on a bake sale

• on stage in front of a lot of people

• at home

• in an ice cream parlor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

TRUE OR FALSE:

Setting includes the time of day.

• True

• False

Setting is defined as the _______and _______ of the story.

• tone and place

• tone and plot

• time and place

• time and plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why is the setting important in a story?

• Because my teacher said it was important

• It tells us the ending.

• It helps us visualize what the land and characters look like in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

What are characters?

• the people or animals in a story

• symbols like emojis

• the time and place of a story

• a force that works against the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What is the setting?

• the people or animals in a story

• the time and place of events

• the problem or challenge

• the lesson a reader understands

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the climax of a story's plot?

• the problem that starts the series of events at the beginning

• the part when the reader understands a lesson

• the part where characters and setting are introduced

• the most exciting part; a turning point