Identifying and Analyzing Setting and Characters

What are characters?

• The main things in a story

• The people who tell the story

• People in a story

What is the setting in a story

• The plot

• Stuff that describes a character

• The main idea

• The place where the story is taken at.

True or False,a main character is LIKE the star of the show.

• True

• False

The setting is when characters go away.

• True

• False

Is the time included in setting?

• Yes, it is

• No, it isin't

"My hamster ran away last night in my bedroom and I can't find it anywhere in my house. I wonder if I'll ever see her again..."said Lilly. What is the setting in this passage?

• Lilly's room

• Lilly's House

Buzz looked up to Woody and said"We can do this." As they struggle to climb the mountain, they found it...

What are the characters?

• Buzz

• Woody

• Betty

• Logan

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?

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch
• happy and loving 
• a high school in 1956
• love is stronger than fear

"Joy never wants to share her toys. When her friends come over, she never gives them a chance to play with any of them." Which character trait best describes Joy?

• generous

• selfish

• smart

• kind