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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 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
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
Story Elements The solution is found in the end of a story. Solution How the problem is solved
Now let’s read a story. Listen for the story elements! Harper Collins Publishers
at King’s Crown Characters Characters Fancy Nancy Jewel got sick
Nancy wanted a puppy Mrs. DeVine Fancy Nancy’s house Setting
Nancy wants a fancy dog. Her family wants a big dog. “Merci” means “thank you.” At the animal shelter Plot Problem
Jewel gets sick. Nancy gets a dog. Nancy gets ice cream Solution
Beginning End Setting Middle Characters Solution Plot / Problem Events
A Second Look at Story Elements http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html
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.
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
Posh Parfaits Match the fancy word to its definition. merci posh happy ecstatic
exhausted unique spectacular Posh Parfaits Match the fancy word to its definition. tired
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