ENGLISH 2

Quarter 1 week 8

ELEMENTS
OF THE STORY
 Objective
Identify and discuss the
elements of a story (theme,
setting, characters, and events)
EN2LC-IIa-b-2.2
Reading Time
Taken from: Workbook in English 2 p. 75
Who went to the park to
ride his bicycle?

A. Carlo B. Father
Where did Carlo ride
his bicycle?

A. At the B. In school
park
When did Carlo ride his
bicycle?

A. On Saturday morning
B. On Saturday afternoon
Which sentence tells
about how Carlo is safe
on his bicycle?
A. He ride on his new bicycle
B. He wears a helmet and knee
pad
 What was the story
about?

A. Carlo’s gift
B. Carlo’s bicycle safety.
We did it!
What is a story ?
•A story is a connected series
of events told through words.
Story can be written or
spoken.
A story have four basic elements:

Characters
Setting
Theme
Event
 Characters - Carlo
- Saturday afternoon
Let’s Read: Setting - At the park

- He wears his
Event helmet and knee
pad
- Carlo’s bicycle
Theme safety
4 basic Elements of a story

Characters
Are people, animals, things or
creatures that acts in a story.
Exam
ples
4 basic Elements of a story

Setting
The time, day and place where
the story happens
One afternoon, morning or
evening
Long time ago / once upon
a time
Exam
ples
4 basic Elements of a story

Theme
Is the message that the writer
wants to share to the readers

The idea, belief, moral or

lesson of the story
Exam
ples kindness
honesty
courage
love
friendship
family
4 basic Elements of a story

Event
Are things that happens in the
story.
Beginning
Middle
Ending
Example
The Dove and the Ant
Beginning The ant fell in the river and
helped by the dove
Middle the ant saw a man aiming his
bow and arrow to the dove
Ending The ant bit the man, and the
dove has flown away to safety
 Characters
Andthe
Again, there we have
4 basic it, of
elements
the story are:
Setting
Theme
Event
 Comment the letter of your
Now, let’s try to answer this
answer!
1. This are things that happen in the
story

A. Events
B. Theme
2. The time, day and place where
the story happens.

A. Character
B. Setting
3. This is the message that the writer
wants to share to the reader.

A. Events
B. Theme
4. These are the persons, objects or
animals who acts in the story.

A. Character
B. Setting
We did it!
 Directions: Tell whether the
highlighted words are character,
setting, theme or event. Connect
it using a line
 1. One wavy afternoon
2. She like to go outside Event
3. Aling Thalia
4. Is washing their clothes
Theme
5. Tina escaped quickly and
get outside to meet her Setting
playmate Dianne
6. Mang Mario, a baranggay Character
tanod shark
We did it!
 REMEMBER
• A story has 4 basic elements:
1. Characters are the people,
animals or things that is acting
in the story
 REMEMBER
• A story has 4 elements:

2. Settings are time, day and

place where the story happens.
 REMEMBER
• A story has 4 elements:

3. Theme is the message that

the writer wants to share
 REMEMBER
• A story has 4 elements:

4. Events are the things that

happened in the story.