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Story Elements

Story Elements. Harper Collins Publishers. By: Sharolyn Robbins. A story should have 3 parts:. Beginning Middle End. Story Elements. The setting and characters are introduced at the beginning of a story. Setting when where. Characters people animals things.

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Story Elements

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  1. Story Elements Harper Collins Publishers By: Sharolyn Robbins

  2. A story should have 3 parts: • Beginning • Middle • End

  3. Story Elements The setting and characters are introduced at the beginning of a story. Setting when where Characters people animals things

  4. Story Elements The plot and problem are in the middle of a story. Plot the events that happen in the story Problem an obstacle faced by a character in the story

  5. Story Elements The solution is found in the end of a story. Solution How the problem is solved

  6. Now let’s read a story. Listen for the story elements! Harper Collins Publishers

  7. at King’s Crown Characters Characters Fancy Nancy Jewel got sick

  8. Nancy wanted a puppy Mrs. DeVine Fancy Nancy’s house Setting

  9. Nancy wants a fancy dog. Her family wants a big dog. “Merci” means “thank you.” At the animal shelter Plot Problem

  10. Jewel gets sick. Nancy gets a dog. Nancy gets ice cream Solution

  11. Beginning End Setting Middle Characters Solution Plot / Problem Events

  12. A Second Look at Story Elements http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html

  13. Sequencing Story Events Let’s practice putting the story parts in order. Center 1 Work together or with a partner to put the beginning, middle, and end of the story in order. Click and drag the story part to the correct place. http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/storyscramble/index.html Center 2 First, arrange the bones in order to make a story. Next, write the story in order on the dog book. Then, retell the story by reading it to a partner.

  14. Interactive Activities More websites and interactive activities! Extend& Enrich Free Story Element PowerPoint presentations & games http://languagearts.pppst.com/elements.html Make your own story with Horton Hears a Who. Then play it back to listen. http://www.seussville.com/games_hb/storymaker/story_maker.html Click on the story elements to make a story using the Plot Planner. http://writingfix.com/index.htm Choose “Writing a story: beginnings and endings” from the writing activities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/beginnings_endings.shtml Just for fun!!!! Make ice cream with Buster. http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/scoop/index.html

  15. Posh Parfaits Match the fancy word to its definition. merci posh happy ecstatic

  16. exhausted unique spectacular Posh Parfaits Match the fancy word to its definition. tired

  17. My Sources http://www.effanbeedoll.com/2008fancynancy.htm http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm I just love being fancy ! http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrens/kids/gamesandcontests/features/fancynancy/default.aspx

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