Elements of a Story Vocabulary

Define plot

• a series of events that solve a conflict

• person or sentient being who takes part in the action of the story

• the central problem that the characters in a story are trying to solve

• the lesson or message the author is trying to teach by writing the story

Define character

• A series of events that solve a conflict

• Person or sentient being who takes part in the action of the story

• The central problem that the characters in the story are trying to solve

• The lesson or message the author is trying to teach by writing the story

Define conflict

• A series of events that solve a conflict

• Person or sentient being who takes part in the action of the story

• The central problem that the characters in the story are trying to solve

• The lesson or message the author is trying to teach by writing the story

Define theme

• A series of events that solve a conflict

• Person or sentient being who takes part in the action of the story

• The central problem that the characters in the story are trying to solve

• The lesson or message the author is trying to teach by writing the story

Define setting

• The time and place in which the story occurs

• A story, usually fiction, but it can also be nonfiction

• a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

• The central problem that the characters in the story are trying to solve

Define narrative

• The time and place in which the story occurs

• A story, usually fiction, but it can also be nonfiction

• a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram

• A series of events that solve a conflict

Define annotation.

• Person or sentient being who takes part in the action of the story

• The lesson or message the author is trying to teach by writing the story

• A story, usually fiction, but it can also be nonfiction

• a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.