It's all there...sort of

Today, we're going to deconstruct hint fiction into its basic story elements. By doing this, you will hopefully see how we as readers sometimes need to fill in gaps that authors leave. Those gaps force us to interact with the text to make meaning and create literature to life connections.


Point of view: Who's telling the story

Plot (what's happening): What major event or conflict took place


Setting: Where/When


Characters:  Not only who, but how old, what they think, feel, believe, etc.


Theme: What does this story reveal about human nature?

We might not be able to truly answer all of these, but you might be surprised with just how much you can figure out.