Story elements
I can find the characters, setting and problem in a story, put its events in order, predict, and say its message.
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Ages 7 to 11 · Language
Story elements: I can find the characters, setting and problem in a story, put its events in order, predict, and say its message.
Here is the start of a story about Kofi. Read it with me.
The characters are who the story is about.
In this story, the characters are Kofi and his friend Ana.
Picture: A short text called "Kofi's drum" with a picture of a drum: "It was the morning of the music festival in the park. Kofi opened his bag to get his drumsticks. They were not there! Kofi felt worried. How could he play his drum now? His friend Ana looked in her picnic basket. She took out two wooden spoons." "Kofi" and "Ana" are underlined.
The setting is where and when a story happens.
When? On the morning of the music festival. Where? In the park.
Picture: A short text called "Kofi's drum" with a picture of a drum: "It was the morning of the music festival in the park. Kofi opened his bag to get his drumsticks. They were not there! Kofi felt worried. How could he play his drum now? His friend Ana looked in her picnic basket. She took out two wooden spoons." "the morning of the music festival" and "in the park" are underlined.
The problem is the trouble that the characters need to fix.
Kofi's drumsticks were not in his bag. How could he play his drum now?
That is the problem in this story.
Picture: A short text called "Kofi's drum" with a picture of a drum: "It was the morning of the music festival in the park. Kofi opened his bag to get his drumsticks. They were not there! Kofi felt worried. How could he play his drum now? His friend Ana looked in her picnic basket. She took out two wooden spoons." "They were not there" and "How could he play his drum now" are underlined.