1. Written and Illustrated by Leo Lionni
Story Elements
With
Swimmy
Written and Illustrated by Leo Lionni
Created By: Dawn Head
EDEX 750

2. Click on book cover to have the story read to you!

3. Who was the main character in the book?

4. CORRECT!!! Swimmy is the main character.
A good story also includes: *What the character looks like. *How the character acts *How a character changes
Click on Swimmy to go to the next question.

5. Sorry. The eel is not the main character.
Remember the main character of the story is the person or thing on which the story is focused. It does most of the action in the story.
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6. Sorry. The Medusa is not the main character.
Remember the main character of the story is the person or thing on which the story is focused. It does most of the action in the story.
Click on Medusa to go back to the question.

7. What was the setting of the story?
Forest
Ocean
Dessert

8. Think about what Swimmy needs to survive.
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Think about what Swimmy needs to survive.
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9. Think about what Swimmy needs to survive.
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Think about what Swimmy needs to survive.
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10. CORRECT!!!
The story takes place in the ocean. The setting can also include when the story takes place.

11. PLOT
The plot is what happens in the story. There is a sequence of events in the story. There are 2 major parts of the plot:
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

12. Conflict
The conflict in a story is usually a problem that the main character has.

13. What was Swimmy’s conflict?

14. Swimmy met the lobster, but he was not a problem in the story.
Sorry. Try again.
Swimmy met the lobster, but he was not a problem in the story.
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15. Swimmy met the Strange Fish, but they were not a problem in the story.
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Swimmy met the Strange Fish, but they were not a problem in the story.
Click on the Strange Fish to go back to the question.

16. CORRECT!!!
Swimmy’s brothers and sisters (red fish) were eaten by the Big Tuna. Swimmy doesn’t have any friends to swim with him.

17. Sequence of Events
The sequence of events is all the things that happen in the story in order.
The conflict is part of the sequence of events. It usually happens in the middle.

18. What happened before Swimmy’s conflict?

19. Click on Swimmy to go back to the question.
Sorry. Try again.
Swimmy was alone after the Big Tuna ate his brothers and sisters.
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20. CORRECT!!!
Swimmy swam with his brothers and sisters before they were eaten by the Big Tuna.

21. What happened after Swimmy’s conflict?OR

22. Sorry. Try again.
Swimmy swan through the Sea Anemone before the Big Tuna ate his brother and sisters.
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23. CORRECT!!!
Swimmy finds a new school of red fish!

24. Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution is when the conflict (or problem) is resolved (or fixed).

25. How did Swimmy solve his conflict?OR

26. Click on the school of fish to go back to the question.
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Click on the school of fish to go back to the question.

27. Click on the picture to see what happens!
CORRECT!!!
Swimmy gets the new school of fish to swim together so they look like a big fish!
Click on the picture to see what happens!

28. Swimmy and his new friends scare away the big fish so they can play together!