Setting, Plot, and Main Idea

Front

Events in a story...

Back

plot

Front

Time and place of a story

Back

setting

Front

Story's time and place

Back

setting

Front

Events in a story, usually involving a problem and solution.

Back

Plot

Front

What a story or paragraph is mostly about

Back

Main Idea

Front

Supports or elaborates on the main idea

Back

Details

Front

World of the story, time and place.

Back

Setting

Front

Very short story summary.

Back

Main Idea

Front

What is "plot"?

Back

The sequence of events.

Front

What is "sequence"?

Back

Order of events