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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.