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Story Structure Exploration
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Story Structure Exploration
Read each question carefully. Choose or write answers about story parts and story order.
Story parts
1.At the start of a story, readers usually find out who the story is about and where it takes place. Which story part is this?
- The beginning
- The middle
- The ending
2.A character is someone or something that takes part in a story. Which one is a character?
- A curious kiwi named Finn
- A quiet beach
- A rainy afternoon
3.Choose both details that can tell a reader about a story's setting.
- The place where events happen
- The time when events happen
- The main character's name
4.Which group of words helps a reader retell events in the order they happened?
- First… Next… Finally…
- Maybe… Perhaps… Probably…
- Big… Bigger… Biggest…
Read and retell
At the wildlife sanctuary, Tane was helping care for a young kererū called Finn. One windy morning, Finn's blue feather blew over the fence. Tane and Ana followed it along the path. They found the feather caught in a flax bush and gently brought it back to Finn.
5.What happened first in “Finn and the Feather”?
6.What happened in the middle, after Finn's feather blew away?
7.How did the story end?
8.Name the main character in “Finn and the Feather”.
9.Where does the story take place?
10.Retell the story in three short sentences. Begin with “First,” “Next,” and “Finally,” in that order.
11.Draw a story map with three labelled parts: beginning, middle and end. Add one event from “Finn and the Feather” to each part.
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