Week 2
Lesson Objectives:
Give the correct sequence of
three elements in the story.
Infer the character’s feelings
and traits.
Story ElementsStory Elements
Setting
Characters
Events
Setting
•Setting is the “where and when”
of a story. It is the time and place
during which the story takes place.
SettingSetting
Time and place are where the action Time and place are where the action
occursoccurs
The Functions of a SettingThe Functions of a Setting
To create a mood or
atmosphere
To show a reader a different
way of life
To make action seem more real
To be the source of conflict or
struggle
To symbolize an idea
Characters
•The person,
animals, and
things
participating in a
story
Events
Tell what happened in
the story. What
happened at the
beginning of the story.
What happened next?
What happenend last?
Sequence of the three
events in the Story
Arrange the Story Sequence with
the number 1,2,3, and 4.
Sequencing
Events
The Secret Life of Cats
Group Activity
Read the story
Jack and his mother needed to buy food so
they sold milk from their cow everyday. One
day, jack sold the cow for five beans. The
mother got angry and threw all the beans into
the garden. A beanstalk grew from the beans.
Jack climbed it and found a giant’s house.
Jack always climbed the beanstalk. The last
time, he was chased by the giant. The
beanstalk broke and jack could not go up
again.
Answer the questions:
1. Who are characters of the
story?
2.What did Jack do to get money?
3. What happen to the beans?
4. What did Jack find upon
climbing the beanstalk?
5. Why did the beanstalk break?
Arrange the following sentences as it happened in the story.
Number with 1, 2, 3, and 4 for it’s story sequence.
_________ A beanstalk grew from the beans.
_________ Jack and his mother badly need
money for their food.
_________ The last time, he was chased by the
giant and the beanstalk broke.
_________ Jack sold the cow for five beans
_________ Jack always climbed the beanstalk
after finding a giant’s house.
What do you think is the mood
of the author based in the story?
or
Mood
•Mood is the feeling that the author tries to
convey throughout the story. The atmosphere
or emotional condition created by the piece,
within the setting. Does the author want the
reader to be frightened or sad, or does the
story make the reader laugh and think happy
thoughts?
•To figure out mood, examine how you feel
while reading the story. Often mood is
conveyed by the story’s setting.