1. Elements of a Story

2. Parts of a Book Front Cover: Back Cover: End and Front Blank Pages
Title
Author
Illustrator
Back Cover:
Summary
Critic’s Quotes
End and Front Blank Pages
Title Page
Dedication Page
Publisher Information
Table of Contents
Story
Illustrations

3. Front of the Book
Title
Author
Illustrator

4. Back Cover
Summary
Critic's Quotes

5. End/ Front and Blank Pages
Dedication Page
Publisher Page

6. Character
Characters are the people, personified animals, or things that are involved in a story. Could you have a story without characters?
NO!
Characters are the most important element of the story structure because the plot the author creates is centered on a character or group of characters.

7. Character Continued Personification:
giving human-like qualities to non-human things.
Character Development:
Develops in two ways
Physical Traits: how they look, appearance
Personality Traits: how they act, what kind of person they are inside.
by their actions
dialogue-conversations with others (what they say and how they say it)
monologue-what the character thinks or writes

8. Character Continued Main Character:
The main person, animal or thing the story centers around
Minor Characters:
All other characters involved in the story
Protagonist:
The hero/heroine of the story (the good guy)
Antagonist:
The person or thing opposing the main character (the bad guy)
Static:
One who never changes throughout the story
Dynamic:
One who changes throughout the story

9. Setting Setting is where the story takes place.
Four parts of the Setting:
Location
Time of Day
Time Period
Weather

10. Plot
Plot is the sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations. A story’s plot is based on the goals of one or more characters and the process they go through to achieve these goals. The events in the story occur as the character(s) attempt to solve their problem (conflict) and reach their goal.

11. Plot Continued Four steps to Plot development: Introduce the problem
The character tries to solve the problems and faces road blocks
The climax occurs when the problem is about the solved
The problem is solved, goal is achieved, and story is concluded.

12. These are the elements on a story mountain!
Plot….Last Day!
Exposition gives information about the characters and their problems
Rising Action is the central part of the story during which various problems arise after a conflict is introduced.
Climax is the peak or turning point conflict. The point of which the reader knows the outcome of the action.
Falling Action is the action and dialogue following the climax that leads the reader into the story’s end.
The resolution is the end of the story and the conflict is solved.
These are the elements on a story mountain!

13. Beginning, Middle, and End
Introduce Character
Describe Setting
Present a Problem
Middle
Add details to events
Characters handle problems
Suspense build-up
Climax
End
Solve Problem
Wrap up loose ends

14. Theme
Theme is the message about life or human nature that is the “focus” of the story. Theme is a literature idea the holds the story together, such as a comment about society, human nature or condition. The main idea or central meaning. Theme is the idea that holds the other elements of a good story together

15. Point of View First Person
Narrator is a character in the story and uses the words “I” and “We”
Third Person
Narrator is outside the story; uses words “He” “She” “They”
Third Person Limited
Narrator tells only what one character perceives
Third-Person Omniscient
Narrator can see into the minds of all characters