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The Elements of Fiction
By Damaris Pagan
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TEKS

• Language Arts 2nd Grade
• TEKS OBJECTIVE
• 2.14 Writing/Purposes the student writes for
  a variety of audiences and purposes, and in
  various forms.
• 2.14 D Write in different forms for different
  purposes such as lists to record, letters to
  invite or thank, and stories, or poems to
  entertain.
• WE WILL FOCUS ON STORIES!
• By Damaris Pagan

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Once upon a time

• Good morning boys and girls! This is a story of
  a second grade class that wanted to learn how to
  write a really good story.
• The students made a lot of new friends Mr. Plot,
  Mrs. Setting, Miss. Character, Madam Irony, Sir
  Theme, Mr. Symbolism, and finally Doctor Title.
• Their teacher introduced all the students to
  these nice friends by making a special
  presentation on the computer just for them...
• HERE IT IS!

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The Elements of Fiction

• The Elements of Fiction are
• Plot
• Setting
• Characters
• Irony
• Theme
• Symbolism
• Title

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Mr. Plot
Plot is the events in a story and their order.

• Write several sentences about your storys events
• List the important events of your story in order.

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Mrs. Setting
Setting means when and where the story takes
place.

• Tell when your story occurred.
• Tell where your story occurred.

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The setting of your story could be
In a castle far away, long, long ago
Under the sea where treasure lies
On a ship bound for adventure
In outer space where the possibilities are
endless
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Miss Character
Character means what people are in the story.

• Who is the main character of your story?
• Who is the protagonist in your story?
• (The good guy)
• Why is the antagotonist in your story?
• (The bad guy)
• List the qualities, descriptions, and personality
  traits of the characters in your story.

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The main character could be
A handsome cowboy
A knight in shining armor
A beautiful princess
An ancient king or queen
A wacky robot
Or even yourself!
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Madam Irony
Irony is when something happens in the story that
the reader did not expect.

• Explain something in your story that is unexpected

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Irony could happen if

• All of a sudden the mystery turned out to be a
  surprise birthday party!
• Or maybe the bully who was stealing your lunch
  was really your next door neighbor's dog!
• Or maybe your aunt Gertrude was really a green
  slime machine from outer space that came to
  invade the earth and eat all your Valentines
  Candy!

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Sir Theme
Theme is the main message that a story tells the
reader.

• Write something you learned from your story.
• This is a called a universal message.

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Mr. Symbolism
An example of symbolism is the illustrations of
the important events in a story.

• Draw a picture of an important object or clue or
  scene to represent your story.

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Dr. Title
The title is the name of your story.

• What do you want to call your story?

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The End!
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Do you want to visit one of the Elements of
Fiction again? Ok! Lets go!
Mr. Plot
Mrs. Setting
Miss Character
Mr. Symbolism
Madam Irony
Sir Theme
Once you are done with your visit, click on this
little girl and come back here!
Dr. Title
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Sources

• Understanding the elements of a story-
• Writing! , Sept 2001 v24 I 1 PS6 - Infotrac
• Discovery Schools Clip Art Gallery
• http//school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
• www.barrysclipart.com
• I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS PRESENTATION. THANKS FOR
  YOUR ATTENTION, AND HAVE A VERY NICE DAY!