1. Elements of a Story

2. Elements of a story
• Setting
• Characters
• Complication/ Problem
• Details/ events
• Resolution

3. Setting
• When or where the story takes place
Eg. in the kitchen, in the canteen, in the
forest, at the park

4. Characters
• People
• Animals
• Develop character
• Physical characteristics – what they
look like
• Personal/ Emotional characteristics –
how they speaks, thinks and acts

5. Complication/ Problem
• External – Man versus man
• Internal – Man versus himself

6. Details/ Events
• Includes all the information that the
reader needs to know in order to
identify the problem and its
resolution.

7. Resolution
• This is the ending of your story. It is
how the main problem is resolved
and all the other ‘loose ends’ are
explained. Your ending does not
always have to be a happy ending
either.

8. Resources for teachers
Video – Elements of a Story
Video 1 – Elements of a Story
Video 3 – Flipped Classroom on
elements of a story