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Narrative Elements Introduction

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Narrative Elements Introduction

Read the story, then investigate its characters, setting and plot. Use clues from the text to explain your thinking.

The Lantern at Low Tide

On a windy Saturday evening in a small coastal town, Maia and her cousin Finn were walking along the beach. The tide was slipping away, uncovering a path of dark, wet rocks. Near the old boat shed, Maia spotted a tiny orange light blinking between the rocks. “It might be a trapped fishing lantern,” Finn said. The cousins hurried closer, but a sudden wave rushed over the path. They stepped back to a safe patch of sand and looked for another way. Maia noticed a line of footprints leading around the rocks to a narrow, sheltered inlet. At the inlet, they found a lantern tangled in seaweed. A handwritten tag showed it belonged to Moana, a local fisher. Finn held the lantern steady while Maia freed it. The next morning, they returned it to Moana, who thanked them and showed them how to check the tide before exploring the shore.

Find the story elements

Use evidence from “The Lantern at Low Tide” for Questions 1–6.

1.Choose the best description of the main characters in the story.
  • Maia and Finn, cousins exploring the beach
  • Moana and a group of fishers
  • A family walking beside a river
  • Two children searching a library
2.What is the setting? Include both when and where the story begins.
3.What discovery starts the main events of the plot?
4.What problem do Maia and Finn face when they try to reach the lantern?
5.Explain how the cousins solve the problem. Include the clue that helps them.
6.Put these plot events in the order they happen by writing 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them: return the lantern to Moana; spot the blinking light; find the lantern in the inlet; a wave covers the path.

Think like an author

Use the story, then plan a new story of your own.

7.True or false: The setting tells the reader where and when a story happens. Correct the statement if it is false.
TrueFalse
8.Which detail best helps create a tense mood? Explain what it makes the reader imagine or feel.
9.Invent a character for a short adventure story. Give the character a name and one interesting quality or skill.
10.Choose a setting for your adventure and say when it happens. Add one detail that could affect what happens.
11.Plan a plot in three parts: what problem begins the story, what does the character do, and how is the problem solved?

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  • Narrative Elements Introduction, page 1 of 3: The Lantern at Low Tide, Find the story elements

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  • Narrative Elements Introduction, page 2 of 3: Think like an author

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  • Narrative Elements Introduction, page 3 of 3: 11. Plan a plot in three parts: what problem begins the story, what does the character…

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