1. Story Elements Lisa Campbell Lilburn Elementary

2.  Setting  Exposition (history)  Characters  Sequence  Plot  Conflict (problem)  Climax (decisive moment)  Resolution (solution)

3.  Era  Scenery  Time of Day  Time of Year  Weather  Mood

4.  Create a mood  Make action seem more real  Begin forming a source of conflict Taken from “The Day the Sun Came Out” by D. Johnson

5. This is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story It is information about things that happened before the story began

6. Characters can be …  people  animals  major characters  minor characters

7.  Major character (the “I” guy) You know lots about him, and what makes him tick.  Minor character (friends, relatives) You don’t know much about them or their motivations

8.  appearance  personality  background/personal history  motivation  relationships  conflict

9. The sequence is the order of events in a story

10. all the events in story

11.  Introduction, or opening situation  Exposition, Setting  Development of conflict  Climax or highest point of interest or suspense of story  Resolution- when conflict ends

12. Opening situation Introduction Development/ Rising Action Climax Resolution

13.  Suspense- excitement or tension  Foreshadowing- hint or clue about what will happen in story  Flashback- interrupts the normal sequence of events to tell about something that happened in the past  Surprise Ending- conclusion that reader does not expect

14.  Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces  Every plot must contain some kind of conflict  Stories can have more than one conflict

15. External conflict outside force may be person, group, animal, nature, or a nonhuman obstacle Internal conflict takes place in a character’s mind

16.  The turning point in the story  The most exciting part, when the plot changes

17.  The resolution is the end of the story  It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved

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