Story Writing

WHAT INTERESTS YOU THE MOST IN A SHORT STORY?

• A GOOD PLOT

• INTERESTING CHARACTERS

• EDGY CLIMAX

• AN ADVENTUROUS SETTING

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The characters of a story are..

• who is in the story.
• the place. 
• the problem the characters face.
• the narrator. 

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The conflict of a story is the...

• characters. 
• setting.
• narrator.
• problem the character faces.

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The protagonist of a story is...

• where the story happens. 
• the main character. 
• the exposition.
• the resolution.

The rising action of a story is

• at the end of the story.

• 3 or 4 events that build suspense about the conflict.

• the message the author shares with the reader.

• the characters' dialogue.

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The climax of the story is when 

• the conflict comes to a turning point and the characters must face the problem.
• the way an author creates a character. 
• the description of the setting. 
• the words the characters say to each other. 

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The theme of a story is 

• the message or moral the author presents. 
• the characters and their relationship.
• another word for setting.
• the words the characters say.

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The setting of a story introduces the...

• problem. 
• rising action.
• place and time the story takes place. 
• narrator. 

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 element is being described?

• setting
• problem
• solution

The sun shined brightly in the morning sky.  The ground was damp from the dew.  The leaves on the trees glistened and the birds were chirping to each other.  
Which story element is being described?

• setting
• problem
• solution