The Elements of a Story

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The Elements of a Story

• Much like a chef baking a cake, an author needs
  the right ingredients to write a good story.
  Should one ingredient be left out, the result
  will be unappetizing.

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The important ingredients (elements) of a story
are
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Character-

• is the person or people in the story. There can
  be main/major characters around whom the story
  revolves or supporting/minor characters who are
  less important.

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Setting-

• is the location of the story is when (time) and
  where (place) the story occurs.

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Plot-

• is the series of events or actions that happen in
  a story. A plot is made up of many important
  parts

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Plot-

• Introduction/Exposition-the beginning of the
  story where the character, setting, and conflict
  are introduced.

Once upon a time..
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Plot-

• Conflict-the struggle between two opposing forces
  that drives the story forward. Without a
  conflict, there is no story.

External-the conflict between the character and
an outside force
Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society
Internal-the conflict within the character
himself.
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Plot-

• Rising Action-these are the events that develop
  the conflict and lead to the climax of the story.
  Tension builds.

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Plot-

• Climax-the point of highest tension in the story.
  After it occurs, the events lead to the end of
  the story and the resolution of the conflict.

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Plot-

• Falling Action-these are any events after the
  climax occurs that lead to the end of the story.

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Plot-

• Conclusion/Conflict Resolution-this is where all
  the loose ends are wrapped up, questions are
  answered, or secrets revealed.

And they lived happily ever after..
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Theme-
And the moral of the story is..

• is the central idea the author most wants the
  reader to understand about the story. It is
  usually not stated directly.

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Mood-

• is the feeling that the author creates with
  choice of words. It is what the reader feels.

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Point of View-
is the perspective from which the author chose
to tell his/her story.
First Person (I, me, my) The story is told by a
character in the story.
Third Person Objective The story is told by an
outside person and not a character in the story.
The reader doesnt know what the characters are
thinking or feeling.
Omniscient An outsider (not a charcter) tells
the story. This narrator is all-seeing and
all-knowing.
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Voila!