This is a 5th grade reading lesson about story elements. It was created for my EDU 290 class as a PowerPoint assignment.

1. 5th Grade Reading Lesson http://www.amphi.com/schools/harelson/images/62B41DA2B356407D8EF1836E2AC11ADB.jpg Story Elements

2. Setting where and when the story takes place http://www.milanvasek.com/wip/landscape012.jpg

3. Characters People, animals, or creatures in the story Usually has a hero and a villain http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5903875/2/istockphoto_5903875-cute-superboy-hero-character.jpg http://xrayvision.today.com/files/2009/06/deadpool-pic.jpg

4. Exposition Background information on the characters and settings Explained at the beginning of story http://pixiestixkidspix.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cinderella-keeping-house-we.jpg http://kingslayer.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/disney-characters-jpg.jpg

5. Conflict Problem faced by characters http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/1800000/Spidey-vs-Scorpion-spider-man-villains-1883814-396-599.jpg

6. Climax Most exciting part of story http://www.mpimages.net/mp/compressed/promotional/SleepingBeauty-Photo1sb_c_259.jpg http://www.likesbooks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cinderella-slipper-large.jpg

7. Resolution End of story Solution to the problem or conflict http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7000000/Cinderella-and-Prince-Charming-disney-couples-7076253-550-566.jpg

8. Works Cited "#1737 Elements of a Story." Teachers.net. Teachers.net, 2010. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. <http://http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/173 7.html>. "Grade Level Expectations." Deparment of Education. State of Michigan, 2009. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. "Elements of a Story." Interactives. Annenberg Media, 2010. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. <http://http://www.learner.org/interactives/s tory/exposition.html>.

9. GLEC’s Narrative Text R.NT.05.02 R.NT.05.03