Story Elements

The author’s REASON for writing the text

-persuade -entertain -teach -explain

-inform -express feelings

• Author's Purpose

• Main Idea

• Setting

• Details

Where and When the story takes place

PLACE and TIME

• Problem/Solution

• Summary

• Setting

• Characters

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

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

Things that SUPPORT or tell more about the main idea

• Author's Organization

• Characters

• Details

• Summary

The BIG IDEA or message in the story

(lesson learned)

• Problem/Solution

• Theme

• Summary

• Author's Purpose

The conflict in the story and the way it was solved

• Problem/Solution

• Main Idea

• Plot

• Setting

Retells the story in a short form using the IMPORTANT parts-the main idea and details

Beginning Middle End

• Theme

• Setting

• Summary

• Details