Story Elements - Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, and Setting

The main character or hero.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• setting

What two things make up a story's setting?

• time and place

• time and conflict

• place and resolution

• resolution and conflict

Setting is the answer; what is the question?

• What is the story about?

• What lesson can we learn from the text?

• What do we call the places where the story takes place?

• What do we call it when we describe a character?

The events that happen in a story that usually present a problem and then provide a solution.

• Plot

• Main Idea

• Setting

• Theme

What is the plot of a story?

• the structure or series of events that make up the story's beginning, middle, and end

• the structure or series of events that make up the ending of a story

• the structure of the exposition of the story

• the structure or series of events that make up the climax of the story

Where and when the story happens

(i.e. place and time).

• Problem/Solution

• Summary

• Setting

• Characters

The struggle between opposing forces is known as the...

• conflict

• rising action

• theme

• plot

The villain of the story.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• setting

The setting of a story is defined as the

• sequence of events that make up a story.

• time and place of the story.

• descriptive details of the story.

• involvement of the characters in the story.

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 

• action
• conflict 
• setting
• plot