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Element S Ofa Story

The document discusses the key elements of a story: setting, characters, plot, and conflict. It provides details on each element: setting establishes the time and place; characters include the people, animals, or creatures; plot is the series of events; and conflict is the problem or struggle. It then goes on to further explain concepts like characterization, character motivation, and the different parts of the plot like climax, rising action, and resolution. It also covers the different types of conflict such as character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society, and character vs. self.

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Element S Ofa Story

The document discusses the key elements of a story: setting, characters, plot, and conflict. It provides details on each element: setting establishes the time and place; characters include the people, animals, or creatures; plot is the series of events; and conflict is the problem or struggle. It then goes on to further explain concepts like characterization, character motivation, and the different parts of the plot like climax, rising action, and resolution. It also covers the different types of conflict such as character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society, and character vs. self.

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Element

s of a
Story
ELEMENTS OF A STORY:
• Setting – The time and place a story takes place.
• Characters – the people, animals or creatures in a story.
• Plot – the series of events that make up a story.
• Conflict – a problem or struggle between two people, things or
ideas.
SETTING
SETTING
• The setting describes where Details can describe:
an when the story takes  Time of day
• place.  Time of year
It helps build background  Time in History
• and create images in the  Scenery
mind.  Weather
It helps set the tone or  Location
mood of the story.
USING THE FIVE SENSES
 A good setting helps SIGHT
the reader visualize
the places in the SMELL
story. TASTE
 A good author FEEL
includes
descriptions of the SOUND
setting using the
five senses…
T A K E A L OOK …W HI C H IS
BETTER?

The castle was


beside the water.

OR…

The waves crashed loudly against the shoreline. The fog


lifted lightly and the medieval castle came into view. It
was a beautiful site! The fog brushed my face and I could
smell the smoke from the fire in the distance and taste the
sea salt on my lips.
YOUR TURN…
• On the next slide, there is a picture of a setting.
• In your own words, write a detailed description of the
setting in your picture. Include many adjectives and
don’t forget to include descriptions for each of the five
senses: see, hear, feel, smell, taste.
CHARACTERS
EVERY STORY NEEDS
CHARACTERS…

Peopl Animal Or
e s Creatures
THE PROTAGONIST IS
THE “GOOD GUY”
THE ANTAGONIST IS THE
“BAD GUY” OR FORCE
CHARACTERIZATION
Characterization is the
way in which an author
shows the personality of
a character

Characterization is a
technique writers use to
make characters “come
to life.”
THINK ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE BOOK,
MOVIE OR TV CHARACTER…
• How can you describe his/her appearance?
• What kind of personality does he/she
• have? What kinds of things does he/she
• like?
Make a list of character traits for this
character.
CHARACTERIZATION
Characters are people or animals in a story.

A writer can tell you directly about a character…


(Freddy was very competitive)
Or
A writer can tell you indirectly about a character…
(Two days before the game, Freddy gathered his
teammates and laid out his plan. Then he looked at
them and said, “We are going to win this one. No
excuses.”)
DIRECT
CHARACTERIZATION
• Direct • “The patient boy and
Characterization tells the quiet girl were both
the reader the well behaved and did
personality of the not disobey their
• character. mother.
Direct Characterization is
obvious to the reader
and “spells” it right out.
INDIRECT
CHARACTERIZATION
Characterization shows sister as she poked him
things that reveal the and teased him. He did
personality of the not react. He carefully
character. picked up her doll from
• Speech the floor and placed it
• Thought on her lap saying
• Effect on gently, “Here you go,
Others why don’t you play
• with your doll?”
• Actions
Looks
SNOW WHITE:
CHARACTER
• MOTIVATION
• • Character Motivation. Why does the queen’s heart
turn against Snow White?
• Character Motivation. Why do the dwarfs allow
• Snow White to stay with them?
• Character Motivation. Why does the queen disguise herself
• as an old peddler woman?
• Character Motivation. Why does the queen give
Snow White the poison apple?
YOUR TURN…THINK OF A CHARACTER
FROM A BOOK, A MOVIE OR
• Who is TV…
the character? From what
• story? What does he/she want?
• What does he/she need?
• What is his/her
• motivation?
• What does he/she do to
get what they need?
How does the character change during the
movie, book or TV show?
CHARACTER
POEM Example of poem
First name Snow White,
Four traits
Beautiful, giving, loving, unhappy
Related to: Cares
deeply for
The Queen, her wicked stepmother
Who feels The seven dwarfs
Who needs Safe in the forest
Who gives The love of a Prince
Who would Love to the seven dwarfs
like to see Goodness throughout the kingdom
Resident of The forest.

Identifying Character Traits Worksheet: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson175/RWT186-2.pdf


P LOT

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009


P LOT

Plot - the events that take place in a story. Every


story needs a plot! The plot has different
“parts…”
PLOT
COMPONENTS
CLIMAX: THE TURNING POINT,
THE MOST INTENSE MOMENT
—EITHER MENTALLY OR IN
ACTION
Rising Action: the series of Falling Action: all of the
events and conflicts in the story action which follows the
that lead to the climax climax

Exposition: the start of the story, Resolution: the conclusion, the


before the action starts tying together of all of the threads
THE CLIMAX IS THE MOST
EXCITING PART!!
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES OF
PLOT…
Suspense- excitement or tension
Flashback- interrupts the normal sequence of
events to tell about something that
happened in the past
Surprise Ending- conclusion that reader does
not expect
And…Foreshadowing…
A HINT ABOUT WHAT WILL
HAPPEN NEXT IS CALLED
FORESHADOWING

For example, if you hear this:

Then you know someone’s about to get eaten!


CONFLICT

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009


CONFLICT
• Conflict is the
“battle”
between two
forces.

• Conflict isn’t
always
bad..sometimes it
helps to create Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
CONFLICT
CONFLICT IS THE STRUGGLE
BETWEEN TWO FORCES IN A STORY.
WITHOUT CONFLICT, THERE IS
NO PLOT.
TYPES OF CONFLICT

Character vs Character

Character vs Nature

Character vs Society

Character vs Self
TYPES OF CONFLICT…A
DEEPER LOOK
1. Character vs. Character
(problem with another character)

2. Character vs. Nature


(problem with force of nature)

3.Character vs. Society


(problem with the laws or beliefs of a group)
(character vs. community, society or
culture)

4. Character vs. Self


(problem with deciding what to

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