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What makes agood story?
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Every good story has these
elements:• Setting
• Characters
• Conflict
•Point of View
• Theme
• 5 stages of Plot
– Exposition – Rising action
– Climax
– Falling action
– Resolution
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Let’s learn the plot elements of agood story through the classic
“Cinderella” story.
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Setting
• Setting is the time and place of thestory’s action.
Setting often includes cultural ideas,
customs, values, and beliefs.
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The setting in “Cinderella”
• The story takes place a long time ago ina land ruled by a king and a queen.
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Characters
• Characters are the actors in a story’s
plot. They can be people, animals, orwhatever the writer chooses.
• The protagonist is the main charactertrying to resolve the main conflict.
• The antagonist is the person against themain character.
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Characters in “Cinderella” • Main characters are Cinderella and her step-
mother.• Minor Characters include: the stepsisters, the
fairy godmother and the prince.
• Protagonist: Cinderella
• Antagonist: the step mother
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Theme• The theme of “Cinderella” is
implied . The reader caninfer one or more themesfrom it.
One theme is that you should
make the best of anysituation and things will workout in the end.
Another might be, good
triumphs over evil.
What other universal themescan you think of?
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Plot
• Plot is the sequence of events in astory. Each event causes or leads tothe next.
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Main Conflict in “Cinderella” • Problem: (Somebody)Cinderella
(wanted)wants to go to the ball, but herstepmother prevents her from going by givingher more chores than she can complete so her fairy godmother helps her.
• Conflict: The conflict is external—Cinderellaversus her step mother. Man vs man conflict .
Using the Somebody Wanted But So
Strategy will help you summarize the
problem of the story.Somebody – main character
Wanted – what do they want
But – what prevents them from
getting what they want
So – what happens to next to begin
solving the problem.
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The Five Stages of Plot
• Exposition introduces the story’s characters,setting, and conflict. All 3 elements must bepresent. (Somebody Wanted But So)
•Rising action: steps the characters take tomove towards solving the conflict or strugglein the story, often includes foreshadowingand suspense. Rising action leads to theclimax in the story.Foreshadowing is the hint or clue of what might
happen next in the story.
Suspense is the uncertainty or excitement in thestory, often makes the reader curious about the
outcome.
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The Five Stages of Plot
• Climax is the turning point of the story whichmarks the end of the conflict. The mainproblem is solved and outcome of plot isnear.
• Falling action is the stage of the plot whenother issues are resolved the story begins toclose. This stage comes after the mainconflict is resolved and the tension begins toease.
• Resolution presents the final outcome of thestory and wraps up the story.
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Cinderella: Plot Diagram
1.Cinderella
wanted to go
the ball but
her step
mother
wouldn’t allow
her to go soher fairy god
mother comesto help her
2.Cinderella
does not
have a
dress to
wear tothe ball.
4. A fairy
godmother
appearsand
provides
Cinderella
with
clothes, a
coach, and
footman.
3. The
stepsistersgo to the
ball.
5.
Cinderella
goes to the
ball.
6. Cinderella
dances with
the prince,
but leaves
hurriedly at
midnight;
losing a
slipper
7,The prince
says hewill marry
the woman
whom the
slipper fits.
8.The stepsisters
try to force their
feet into the slipper.It fits Cinderella.
•9.Cinderella and
the prince marry.
•10.The stepsisters and
stepmother liveat the palace
with Cinderella.
11. They livedhappilyever after.
Setting: In a kingdom, a
long time ago.