Elements of Fiction  Printer Friendly Version Grade Level
Elementary School Reading & Writing Length of Time 1 hour  This
lesson plan explains the elements of fiction. Students will
learn about themes, settings, characters, plots, and point of
view. By understanding these elements, students will understand
the stories or books they read.   Students will learn to:
Identify Themes Identify Settings Identify Characters Identify
Plots Identify Point of View  Materials Needed  Elements of
Fiction   When students read short stories or books, they read
for enjoyment or for understanding. Reading for enjoyment is
good because students will develop their reading skills.
However, if they read for understanding, they will retain more
from their reading.  Students will focus on the elements of
fiction: themes, settings, characters, plots, and point of view
when they read for understanding.   A theme is the main idea of
the story. When writers have a story idea, they develop their
story around a theme. They have a specif