Questions for the Elements of Story Grammar

Questions for the Elements of Story Grammar

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Questions for Story Grammar Elements
Elements	Questions
Characters	Who were the characters in the story? Who was the most important character in the story? Which character did you enjoy the most? Why? What is (a particular character) like? How are you like the character in the story? How are you different? If you were the main character, what might you have done differently? Why? How did the Character in the story change?
Setting	Where does the story take place? When does the story take place? How could the setting have been different? Why do you think the author chose this setting?
Initiating Event	What started the chain of events in this story? What is the connection between this even and the problem or goal?
Conflict/Goal	What is the main problem/goal? Why is this a problem/goal for the main character? What does this problem/goal tell us about this character? How is the setting related to the problem/goal? What is there about the other characters that contribute to this problem/goal?
Events	What important events happen in the story? What did _______ do about _______? What was the results of this? Why did it not succeed? What did _______ do next? How did _______ react to this? What do you learn about _______ from the course of action taken? What are some good/unfortunate things that happened in the story?
Resolution	How is the problem solved/goal achieved? How else could the problem have been solved/goal achieved? How would you change the story if you were the author?
Theme	What is the theme of this story? What do you think the author was trying to tell readers in this story? What did _______ learn at the end of this story?