Elements of a Story
A person, animal, or even an object that acts and speaks within a story, driving the plot forward through their actions and dialogue
What is Character?
The author of Harry Potter
Who is J.K Rowling?
"Yer a wizard, Harry"
What is Harry Potter?
A boy was enrolled at a school for magic, where he made friends and fought off magical threats
What is Harry Potter?
A young bird was considered ugly and different from his siblings. He is rejected and leaves home to find acceptance.
What is The Ugly Duckling?
The time and place in which a narrative occurs
What is Setting?
The author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Who is Rick Riordan?
"I volunteer as tribute"
What is The Hunger Games?
A kid discovers he is a demigod, and is sent on a mission to save the world
What is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief?
A girl stumbled upon a house in the forest, where she tries three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds before finding one that fits her perfectly.
What is Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
The struggle or problem that a main character faces, which drives the story forward
What is Conflict?
The author of It Ends With Us
Who is Colleen Hoover?
"Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for. "
What is Little Women?
A girl is forced to compete in an event where she fights to the death until one remains
What is The Hunger Games?
A poor country boy trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, and they grown into a massive plant reaching up into the clouds.
What is Jack and the Beanstalk?
The sequence of events in a story
What is Plot?
The author of A Court of Thorns and Roses
Who is Sarah J. Maas?
What is Dead Poets Society?
Tells the story of four sisters as they navigate life and womanhood
What is Little Women?
Three pig brothers build houses from straw, sticks, and bricks. A wolf easily blows down the straw and stick houses, but fails to destroy the strong brick house.
What is The Three Little Pigs?
A central idea, message, or underlying meaning of a story, which is conveyed through its characters, plot, and setting
What is Theme?
The author of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Who is C.S Lewis?
"No mourners, no funeral."
What is Six of Crows?
Tells the story of how one ring that holds the fate of the world was placed into the hands of a young man
What is Lord of the Rings?
A cookie man comes to life, escapes, runs from a cow, horse, and fox, then is caught by a fox who eats his head.
What is The Gingerbread Man?