Elements of a Story OBJECTIVES Identify the elements

Elements of a Story

OBJECTIVES • Identify the elements of a story. • Define the elements of a story.

1. Theme 2. Setting 3. Characters 4. Point of view 5. Plot - exposition - rising action - conflict - climax - falling action - resolution

THEME • Theme is the “life lesson” of the story. • Theme can be stated or implied.

SETTING • Setting is the time and place in which a story happens. • Examples: haunted house, Ireland, summertime, 9: 45 a. m. , last Tuesday, etc.

CHARACTERS • Characters are the people or animals in a story (major & minor). • Characterization is the description of the characters’ personalities and the way in which the author reveals their personalities.

MORE ABOUT CHARACTERIZATION _____________________________

POINT OF VIEW Point of view lets the reader know WHO is talking. • There are three points of view. •

FIRST PERSON • A character in the story tells about his or her own experiences and ideas. • Readers only know what that character knows. • “I, ” “me, ” and “we” are in the story.

SECOND PERSON • The writing tells what “you” do. • This is very uncommon. It is only used in directions and interactive fiction. • “You” is in the story.

THIRD PERSON • The story is told by a narrator. • “He, ” “she, ” “it, ” and “they” are in the story. • There are three types of third person writing: objective, limited, and omniscient.

PLOT • Plot is the sequence of events in a story. The plot includes six parts. 1. Exposition - tells how the story begins (characters & setting) 2. Conflict - problems between opposing forces 3. Rising Action – action in the story that leads up to the climax

MORE ABOUT PLOT 4. Climax - crisis point (this is usually the reader’s point of highest interest) 5. Falling action - action in the story after the climax is revealed 6. Resolution - reveals the final outcome (happily ever after)

PLOT DIAGRAM Climax g. A Ris in tion g Ac ctio n in Fall Conflict Exposition Resolution

LET’S TRY IT! Now that we have identified and defined the elements of a story, let’s use the elements to analyze The ACES Phone.