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Story Elements Exploration

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Story Elements Exploration

📚 Part 1: Story Elements Multiple Choice

1. Which of these tells us about the SETTING of a story?

What the main character looks like

Where and when the story takes place

How the story ends

What the character says

2. To describe a character, we should look for:

What they do (actions)

What they say (words)

How they feel (thoughts)

The weather in the story

3. The plot of a story has three main parts. What are they?

Characters, setting, problem

Beginning, middle, end

Title, author, illustrator

Problem, solution, moral

4. Which sentence gives the BEST evidence about a character?

"The story is good."

"There are many pages."

"Sam smiled and helped his friend up when she fell."

"The book has pictures."

✏️ Part 2: Story Elements Practice

5. Complete these sentence starters about our class story:

Setting: The story takes place in _________________________ and it looks _________________________.

Character: The main character is _________________________ because they _________________________.

Plot - Beginning: First, _________________________________________________________________.

Plot - Middle: Then, __________________________________________________________________.

Plot - End: Finally, ________________________________________________________________.

6. Choose ONE character from our story. Write two pieces of evidence that show what this character is like:

Character name: _________________________

Evidence 1:

Evidence 2:

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Describe

7. Draw the setting from our story. Include details that show WHERE and WHEN it happens:
8. Write one sentence explaining your drawing using evidence from the story:
9. Exit Ticket: Complete ONE of these sentences with details from the text:

Choose A or B:

A) The story's setting is _________________ because _________________________________.

B) In the beginning, _____________________; in the end, ___________________________.

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