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Story Elements - Grade 4

Story Elements - Grade 4

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4th Grade

Easy

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Dawn McCoy

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6 Slides • 14 Questions

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Story Elements

4th Grade

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​Objective

  • To identify the elements of a story

    • ​Characters

    • Setting

    • Plot

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Characters

The people, creatures, or animals who exist in a story

PROTAGONIST - the main character in the story

ANTAGONIST - the character who opposes (or is against) the main character

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Multiple Choice

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Who is the protagonist in Moana?

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Moana

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Te Ka

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Multiple Choice

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Consider Iron Man and Thanos.

Choose the correct labels for each character.

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Iron Man - Protagonist

Thanos - Protagonist

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Iron Man - Protagonist

Thanos - Antagonist

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Iron Man - Antagonist

Thanos - Protagonist

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Iron Man- Antagonist

Thanos - Antagonist

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  • dusk

  • afternoon

  • last day of school

  • June 6, 1934

  • the future

Time

  • a meadow

  • playground

  • Disneyland

  • your home

  • outer space

Place

​Setting:

The place & time in which a story occurs

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Multiple Select

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Choose two correct answers.

Which words describe the setting of the image?

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Paris, France

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late evening at sunset

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Ratatouille

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spoon

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Plot

The main events in a story

(What happens in the story from beginning to end)

  • Exposition (characters, setting & conflict are introduced)

  • Rising Action​ (small events that happen as the conflict is trying to be resolved)

  • Climax (turning point of the story)

  • Falling Action (wrapping up of loose ends)

  • Resolution (conclusion--the end)​

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Match

Match the following movie to the description of the plot?

EXPOSITION: A construction worker finds an important building piece.

CLIMAX: He and his new friends try to stop an evil tyrant from freezing the world.

RESOLUTION: A father and son find some common ground.

EXPOSITION: A villain is excluded from a party.

RISING ACTION: He goes on a quest to win a medal and become a hero.

RESOLUTION: He nearly destroys the world with an infestation of insects but manages to save everyone.

EXPOSITION: A young animal runs away when he is blamed for his father's death.

RISING ACTION: He grows up in the forest with his friends.

CLIMAX: He returns to fight his uncle.

Exposition: Two toys are lost.

Climax: A mean boy tries to blow them up.

Resolution: The toys are reunited with their owner.

The Lego Movie

Wreck-It-Ralph

The Lion King

Toy Story

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Conflict & Resolution

CONFLICT: a problem that affects the characters but is usually solved at the end

RESOLUTION: how the character fixes the problem

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Multiple Choice

Can you identify the folktale based on its CONFLICT?

CONFLICT: Three creatures find that a child has invaded their home and tampered with their food.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Jack and the Beanstalk

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Little Red Riding Hood

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The Three Little Pigs

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Multiple Choice

Can you identify the folktale based on its RESOLUTION?

RESOLUTION: The boy chops down the beanstalk and the giant falls.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Jack and the Beanstalk

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Little Red Riding Hood

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The Three Little Pigs

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Draw

Circle the part of the plot structure where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.

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Draw

Circle the part of the plot structure that shows the climax.

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Draw

Circle the part of the plot structure that shows the resolution (conclusion).

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Draw

Circle the part of the plot structure that shows the rising action.

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Draw

Circle the part of the plot structure that shows the exposition (introduction).

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Draw

Circle the part of the plot structure that shows the falling action.

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Reorder

Put the plot structure of a story in the correct order.

Exposition (introduction & conflict)

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution (conclusion)

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Poll

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How do you feel about the elements of a story?

I understand it and can explain it to someone else.

I understand it but cannot explain it to someone else.

I still have a few questions.

I don't understand it at all.

Story Elements

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