Identifying Beginning, Middle, and End of a Story

What does the author tell the reader at the beginning of a story?

• The author tells what happens to the character.

• The author introduces the character and the setting.

• The author tells how the characters have changed

• The author tells what will happen once the problem is solved.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read the following part of the story "Corduroy":

"Corduroy is a bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store."

How do you know this is the beginning of the story?

• The title of the story is Corduroy.

• This tells us how Corduroy has changed.

• The character and setting is introduced.

• This is not the beginning of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How can you identify the middle of a story?

• Something happens to the characters

• The characters are introduced

• The characters are different or the problem was solved

• The setting is introduced

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

What happens at the end of a story?

• The setting is introduced.

• The characters have a problem.

• The characters are introduced.

• The characters are different or the problem was solved.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

Read the following part of a story:

"Once upon a time there was a guinea pig named Teddy. She went to a new school."

What part of a story is this an example of?

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

• Setting