This 97-slide PowerPoint uses Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, and Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember, to illustrate the elements of a story. Setting, plot, characterization (both flat and dynamic characters), as well as point of view and theme are defined. After each element is examine, viewers are asked to demonstrate their understanding of the element by applying what they have learned to their story map of Theodore Taylor's The Cay.

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide the 97-slide PowerPoint into sections focusing on one story element at a time

Classroom Considerations

• The presentation assumes viewers are familiar with Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember, and that they are reading Theodore Taylor's The Cay. 

Pros

• Each element is defined and supported with examples drawn from familiar stories
• Definitions are colorfully illustrated and easy to understand

Cons

• The slides are text-heavy
• The presentation assumes viewers are familiar with Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember, and are reading Theodore Taylor's The Cay.