Story Elements

The snow melted off the pine trees and a puddle formed in the shadows of the trees. The sun began to shine, and the hibernating animals began to awaken from their sleep.

• setting

• problem

• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Mary looked everywhere for her lost doll. It wasn’t in her toy bin, it wasn’t hiding under her covers, and it wasn’t hiding in her doll house. Where could it be?

• setting

• problem

• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

After spending all morning worrying about who he would sit with at lunch, as Jordan walked up to the lunch table, a friendly boy named Cameron waved to him and asked him to come sit by him.

• character

• setting

• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Lisa was the most kind and caring mother to her children. She loved her children more than anything, and she would do anything to keep them happy. Lisa was amazing!

• setting

• character

• theme

• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Michael breathed a sigh of relief when he walked in the door and found his dog sitting on the couch. He had spent the whole day searching for him, and thought he was gone forever.

• plot

• setting

• character

• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Christina walked into her new classroom on the first day of school. It was bright, with posters and pictures on the walls. The room smelled like freshly sharpened pencils and desks were paired in groups around the room.

• problem

• setting

• theme

• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Telling of a story by a narrator who is a character in the story and describes his or her own thoughts and feelings.

What is the point of view?

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

• First person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the point of view of the following passage?

“I’m proud to say that I’m the first person in my family to go to college.”

• First person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The most exciting moment of a story is known as the ______.

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The series of events in a story is known as the ________.

• plot

• point of view

• resolution

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3