Karen Jeffers

Cindy LeDoux

Rachel Taylor

GLE

• 8. Identify story elements including: character traits, theme, setting. (ELA-1-E4)

Character traits, setting, problem, solution, cause and effect are all story elements that can help readers comprehend the story. Most fictional stories have these elements.

Big Idea

Guiding Questions

Who is the maincharacter?

What are the character’s traits?

Where does the story take place?

Main CharacterThe main character is who the

story is mostly about.Different characters have

different traits.Traits are the way a character

looks, feels, and acts

Main Character

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the main character.

Main Character ResponseCharacter Trait Response

Setting

• The setting is where or when the story takes place. • For example: the time of day, day of the week, season,

holiday, or month.• The story can also take place in the past, present, or future.• Where a story can take place can include: a city, state, the

country, a planet, or anywhere on earth.

Setting

• Click the following link to complete your tasks about the setting.

Setting Response

Final Thoughts…

• Think of your favorite book.

• On a separate sheet of paper, list the main character, the character’s traits, and the setting of the story.