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Elements of Prose

1) The story is about a boy named Brian who is worried about going to art camp because he doesn't know anyone who will be there. 2) When he arrives, the only open seat is at a table in the back with three other kids. 3) By the end of the story, Brian has made three new friends and no longer feels nervous about art camp.

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Elements of Prose

1) The story is about a boy named Brian who is worried about going to art camp because he doesn't know anyone who will be there. 2) When he arrives, the only open seat is at a table in the back with three other kids. 3) By the end of the story, Brian has made three new friends and no longer feels nervous about art camp.

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Elements of Prose

Prose is the normal language (sentences and paragraphs) people use when writing or
speaking. It is not poetry and does not have a meter or rhythmical pattern.

Magazine articles, encyclopedias, and essays are all written in prose. Stories are also
usually written in prose.

Read the story below. Then click on the elements of prose to learn how each is represented in
the story “Art Camp.”
Art Camp
“I’m worried about art camp. I won’t know anyone there,”
Brian said.
“Don’t worry about it,” his mom said. “You’ll see. It’ll be
fine.”
When Brian walked into the camp meeting room, he
swallowed hard. Most of the tables were full of kids talking
and laughing with each other. There was only one spot
open, and it was at a table way in the back.

There were three other kids at the table—Alex, Kenya, and


Mike. They all knew each other, but they were happy to talk
to Brian, too. Brian no longer felt nervous. By the time he
went home, he knew he had a new set of friends for the
summer.

The Elements of Prose

 Characters
Characters are the people or animals in the story. A story often describes the interaction of
characters, including their relationships and the changes they undergo.

In the story you just read, the characters are Brian, his mom, Alex, Kenya, and Mike.

 Setting
Setting is when and where the story takes place.

There are two settings in this story. The first is Brian’s home and the second is art camp. The
story takes place over the summer.

 Plot
Plot is what happens in the story, or the sequence of events.
The plot of the story is Brian is worried about going to art camp. When he arrives, there is only
one spot left for him to sit down. He meets three other kids at the table and they all start
talking. Brian goes home knowing he has new friends.

 Point of View
The point of view of the story relates to the person telling the story. Sometimes the narrator is
a character in the story and uses the pronoun I to tell the story. This type of narrator tells the
story from a first-person point of view. Sometimes the narrator is not a character in the story
and refers to the characters by name or as he or she. This type of narrator tells the story from
a third-person point of view.

This story is written in third-person point of view because Brian is not telling the story. The
narrator refers to Brian as he and the kids as they.

 Theme
Theme is the lesson or message of a story. To identify the story’s message, look for clues in
what the characters say and do, what happens as the result of their actions, and how the
characters change.

In this story, the theme is new and scary situations can change to be very happy events.

 Mood
The mood of a selection is the feeling the author creates using story details, the setting, and
images.

The mood of this story starts off worrisome because Brian is nervous about not knowing
anyone at art camp. But the mood changes by the end of the story when Brian is happy to
meet three new friends.

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