Elements of a Story

A person, usually in a work of art , that carries out the action.

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

A message about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text. (life lesson or moral of the story)

• Conflict

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

The series of events in a novel, movie, story, poem, etc. Whatś happening in the story?

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

• Setting

The time and location in which a literary or dramatic work takes place. Where or When?

• Conflict

• Character

• Theme

• Setting

A struggle or problem the character in story must overcome.

• Conflict

• Plot

• Theme

• Problem

A struggle within the mind of a character.

• External conflict

• Problem

• Plot

• Internal Conflict

On a cold winter day, around 3:00 p.m., Teddy decided to go to the mall. What is this an example of in s story?

• Plot

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

Eli was a boy who loves playing sports. He couldn´t wait for his game.

What would we call Eli?

• Problem

• Theme

• Character

• Setting

Easton sneezed in his mask, and it was soaking wet with snot. So, his teacher gave him a new one. What was the conflict for Easton?

• Sneezing

• The mask

• The snot soaking his mask.

• The new mask

Give an example of theme from a story,poem, or book you have read.