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Interaction of Story Elements. http://flocabulary.com/fivethings/. Elements of Story. Plot Plot is the action, the quest for satisfaction, What's going down, what's going to happen . Setting Setting gives us the where and the when , Could be modern day, the future, or way back when.
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Interaction of Story Elements http://flocabulary.com/fivethings/
Elements of Story • Plot • Plot is the action, the quest for satisfaction,What's going down, what's going to happen. • Setting • Setting gives us the where and the when,Could be modern day, the future, or way back when. • Character • Knock knock, who's there? Oh, it's the characters,The people in the story who carry out the action. • Conflict • Flick something in your eye, now you're conflicted,What created drama? The conflict did. • Theme • The theme of the story is the main idea, The central belief or the topic that’s in there.
Interaction of Elements • Story elements interact with one another to shape the story. If one were changed, it would affect all the others. • Because the story is in war-torn Iran (SETTING), then Marji has strong views about politics (CHARACTER). • Because Sundiata was strong and determined (CHARACTER), he overcame his disability and walked (PLOT). • Because Tom Vincent nearly died alone in the wild (PLOT), we learn that you should never travel alone (THEME).