Elements of a Story

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Elements of a Story

• by Clarissa W. Sanders
• Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
• December 9, 2005

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Setting

• The setting of a story is where and when it takes
  place.

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Characters

• The people in the story are called characters.

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Plot

• The plot of a story tells what happens.

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Conflict

• The central problem in a story is called the
  conflict.

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Resolution

• The way the problem is worked out is called the
  resolution of the problem.

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Theme

• A theme is a kind of lesson for life.