The Six Story Elements

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The Six Story Elements

• Story Mapping

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Carefully, Read the story.

• Lola stood at the front of the lunch line. The
  lunch lady smiled and asked Lola for her lunch
  money. Lola reached into her pants pocket, but
  her dollar was gone. Lola checked all her
  pockets, without any luck. Finally, Lola decided
  she should walk back down the hall to see if she
  dropped it on the floor. Lola had made it all the
  way back to her classroom door and had not found
  anything yet. She was just about to start crying,
  when she looked down on the floor and saw her
  dollar bill. Lola smiled and skipped back to the
  lunch room.

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Answer these questions.

• Who is the story about?
• Where is the person in the story at?
• What is the person in the storys problem?
• What is the important thing that happens?

• What happens at the end to fix the problem?
• Is the person who wrote the story trying to tell
  the readers something?

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What are the six elements of a story?
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Why are the six story elements important?

• They help us to understand what the story is
  about.
• They help us to create a story map, which can
  help us write our own story.
• They also make sure that the story makes sense.
  What if the story had no ending? Would you be
  upset?

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Now, Lets create a story map for the first story
we read today.

• Lola
• School
• Lola cant find her lunch money.
• Lola retraces her steps.
• Lola finds her lunch money.
• Retrace your steps if you lose something.

• Character
• Setting
• Problem
• Major Events
• Conclusion
• Theme