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Interactives: Elements of a Story - Annenberg Media
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"A good story is like tasty soup." This website shares the secrets of creating a good story. They use the motivating story of Cinderella to share the elements of ...more
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"A good story is like tasty soup." This website shares the secrets of creating a good story. They use the motivating story of Cinderella to share the elements of a good story: Setting, Characters, Sequence, Exposition, Conflict, Climax, and Resolution . After reading the story and learning about the important elements, students are challenged to create a story of their own.
tag(s): characterization (16), conflict resolution (9), folktales (34), plot (8), sequencing (17), setting (4), writing (315)
In the Classroom
What a motivating writing resource! Use your interactive whiteboard (or projector) to share this animated story of Cinderella. Continue the group activity by sharing the various elements of a good story. Ask your students to provide examples of other stories that offer great settings, characters, sequence, and other elements of a good story. Use Padlet, reviewed here, to create this list. Then brainstorm as a class a list of 4-5 ideas for each of the elements for a new story. Have a competent student (or yourself) type the ideas into Padlet or a document on a projector or write on the interactive whiteboard. Display the brainstorming lists of ideas for students to use to create their own stories. Or drag the possibilities into different combinations on the whiteboard. Allow the students to "think outside the box" and use ideas other than those listed on the screen.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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