Elements+of+Fiction+Chart

This strategy can be used during or after reading. The chart helps the reader understand the information that the author is trying to convey. Each piece of an Elements of Fiction Chart is separately helpful to the reader in creating a mental picture. The reader has an opportunity to identify the setting, given a description of each of the major characters They can present the goals that the characters are trying to accomplish and the relationship of these goals to the novel. They will also describe character traits, the plot of the story, and the theme of the story. There is an on-going process that should be revisited frequently to update information as needed. This is a good culminating activity to use after reading a series of chapters or a short novel.

Below is a website to obtain the chart: http://www.allamericareads.org/lessonplan/strategies/during/elemfict.htm