This week, we will be begin writing scary stories! In order to write a strong story, it's important to understand story elements, such as setting, characters, the beginning, middle, end, and the problem and solution.
With this in mind, your assignment this week will be to identify the following parts of a story in one of the books you've read this year (think about the books you've finished for the 20 Book Challenge so far): Be sure to include: 1.) The SETTING (find a description of the setting using a quote from the story to support your response) 2.) MAIN CHARACTERS 3.) The PROBLEM AND SOLUTION (use evidence from the text to support your response). PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH STORY PART AFTER YOUR RESPONSE (SETTING, CHARACTERS, PROBLEM, SOLUTION). As always, include the title and author of the story. Example: The story, The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry, mostly takes place in both the Willoughby house and the Melanoff mansion (setting). Lowry describes the Melanoff mansion as "much larger than the other houses in the neighborhood, but it was unkempt. A wrought-iron fence around its yard was titled and twisted in places, and the yard itself was cluttered with pieces of discarded furniture" (p.19). The main characters include Tim, the eldest son, twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, Jane, Nanny, and Commander Melanoff (characters). The main problem in the book is that the children want to get rid of their parents, and the parents want to get away from their children, "Shouldn't we be orphans?." Another problem involves Commander Melanoff and his tragic story of the (supposed) loss of his wife and child (problem). These problems are solved when the Willoughbys adopt Nanny as their care-taker after their parents don't return home. Commander Melanoff marries Nanny and learns of the survival of his son and ex-wife (solution).
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PANDA QUEEN/ARIANNA
10/22/2018 06:37:30 pm
The story, Sisters by Raina Telgemeier the setting is usually driving in a car to Colorado from California. It is a big car with three rows it is a very large van and it is blue.(SETTING) The main characters are Raina the oldest sibling, Amara the middle sibling,Raina's mom, Will the youngest sibling, and Raina's dad. (CHARACTERS) The main problem in the story is that Raina and Amara do not get along. They are always in a fight. "Why did I ask for sister!" Raina says. Another problem is that Raina's dad and mom do not get along very well they spend lots of time away from each other. (PROBLEM) These problems are fixed when Amara gives something special to Raina and they start getting along well. And for Raina's parents they start being kinder to each other. (SOLUTION)
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Mrs. Pells
10/22/2018 08:04:58 pm
Arianna,
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Elli Bailey Lover!
10/23/2018 03:37:57 pm
LOVE IT!!!!!
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PANDA QUEEN/ARIANNA
10/23/2018 07:15:45 pm
THANK YOU!!!
will
10/26/2018 06:28:58 am
I am reading the book rise of an empire it is a novel of the untold story of ghengis khans rise to power it is written by con iggulden he zomed in a lot like when he said "temijun climbed up the mouton to find the squeaking eagles the mountain had rocks each one sharper than the next"
LIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlLA
10/25/2018 06:14:32 pm
OMG I read that book!!!!!!!!
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PANDA QUEEN/ARIANNA
10/25/2018 07:12:19 pm
My story is doing very well! Getting to the scary parts!!!
Elli Bailey Lover!
10/23/2018 03:36:45 pm
The story Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebaca Stead takes place at Livy's grandmas house in Australia (SETTING). in the book Bob the author states, "the doors along the upstairs hallway are open. I peek into what most be granns room were a pactch work quilt is pulled over the bed. I pass the bathroom, were soaps in the shape of ducks and chicks pretend to march along the counter toward the sink. By the time I reached the last room -my room-Im almost running." (Pg.9) The main characters are Bob the green creature how thinks he's a chicken, Livy a young girl, and Gran Nicholas(CHARACTERS). The problem is that Bob wants to find his family, and the solution is that Livy helps Bob find his family. (PROBLEM AND SOLUTION)
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PANDA QUEEN/ARIANNA
10/23/2018 07:18:02 pm
Good job great details!
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jackson # go dogers
10/23/2018 04:12:34 pm
In the book Obi, Gerbil on the Loose, it mostly takes place in the Armstrong’s house.
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go redsocks
10/26/2018 06:30:31 am
cool jackson
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Wyatt J.
10/23/2018 04:49:26 pm
In the book, The Last Kids on Earth, by Max Brallier, takes place in Wakefield. (Setting) The problem is that zombies appear out of nowhere. (problem) The characters are Jack, Dirk, Quint, and Jane. (characters) The solution is, The kill the monster that has followed them but, there are still zombies. There is also a sequel. (solution).
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Kaitlin Schatz
10/23/2018 09:25:52 pm
The book Wonder by RJ. Palacio. Is about a boy named Auggie (character) with a craniofacial abnormality. It takes place at school and in Auggie's home (setting).Auggie has no friends and feels left out a lot (problem). Everyone points and stares and also talks about him. On pace 77 it said "if I were Auggie I would kill myself'. Which is not nice at all. Auggie handles this situation by ignoring them but his feelings were hurt. Auggie is funny and people learn more about his personality and do not focus on his face as much. He gains lots of friends because he is brave, cool, funny and smart (solution).
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Mr.Baseball A.K.A. Cole
10/24/2018 03:24:38 pm
In the book The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Th main setting in this book is Nomansan Island, or "The Institute". Proof: The car rattled out of the wowods and into plain view of Nomansan Island. The main characters are Mr. Curtain, the crazy evil madman that wishes to brainwash everybody, Reynie the "leader" and smartest one, Sticky the fast reader and remembers every thing he sees, Kate the most athletic, good with measurement, and sneaky, and Constance the cranky two year old but possibly most important to the team. The problem in this story is that Mr. Curtain wants to brainwash everybody. The solution is that Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance got to the Instittute to get secret info. for Mr. Benedict so he can find a way to stop Mr. Curtain from brainwashing everybody. the beginning of this story is where a ton of kids take important tests and Kate, Reynie, Sticky, and Constance are the only ones to pass them. Proof: "Congratulations. You all pass!"In the middle of the story the kids are gathering important information for Mr. Benedict. Proof: "There was some kind of truth hidden in there." In the end of the story the kids wrap up their secret info. and give it all to Mr. Benedict. That is my story mountain!
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Finn
10/24/2018 04:19:47 pm
I like the way you showed me what your proof was.GREAT JOB!
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Kira
10/25/2018 03:36:11 pm
You did such a good job Cole! Very descriptive
PANDA QUEEN/ARIANNA
10/25/2018 07:14:17 pm
Good JOB!!!
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MR.MONKEY AKA WYATT BRANISH GOOOOO DOGERS THEY ARE THE BEST
10/24/2018 04:11:21 pm
In the book 39 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths, the story takes place in a 39 story treehouse (Setting). The book is about two kids who make story's together but get distracted by other people (plot). The two characters are Andy (AKA author) and Terry (AKA illustrator). The book is about Terry and Andy and their adventures meeting new people. Some of the adventures include going to the dark side of the moon to see Mr. Stupido and jumping on really big carrots to Mr Big Nose's office to return their book in time (theme). There is conflict when Terry and Andy fight because then they don't have enough time to finish their book(conflict)
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Finn
10/24/2018 04:14:40 pm
In the story SuperFudge written by Judy Blume the main setting takes place in Princeton, New Jersey.They live in their friends big house with a huge backyard with a garden and huge trees. According to the author, Princeton was described as ‘a beautiful place with big trees unlike New York City’. In this book,the main characters are Fudge and Peter. Peter is a tall boy with brown hair and is in the 6th grade. Peter does not like his brother. For example, when they were going on a bike ride, he would not let his brother go with him because he wanted to just hang out with his friend and not his little brother. Fudge has red hair and two missing teeth. He loves worms. He always wants to go digging for worms. He also loves birds. He got a bird because he always wanted to be a bird. Fudge has a big imagination. In the story, he wanted to fly and thought he could. The main problem in this book is Peter having Fudge as a younger brother. It’s a problem because Fudge always wants to be like Peter but Peter doesn’t want to hang around with him. For example, when Fudge wanted to go looking for worms for Mrs. Muldour, Peter said, “Absolutely not. I am going with my friend.” This was Peter’s solution to get Fudge out of his way. Peter also just left without Fudge.
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KIra
10/25/2018 03:40:05 pm
great job Finley
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mia
10/24/2018 06:50:37 pm
The setting of my book, Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce, is school. Francis says "I just love the first day of school. All my pencils are so sharp! All my paper is so clean and crisp." The main characters are tow friends, Francis, and Nate. Nate is always competing against Jenny. Francis is really smart and he is kind of a geek. The problem is Nate wants to beat Jenny in competitions but Jenny keeps getting in his way because she is smarter than him. I don't know the solution because I havent finished the book but I think that Nate is going to win against Jenny.
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LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILA
10/25/2018 06:08:24 pm
What's the school called??????????????????????????
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Max Henry Opperman
10/24/2018 07:57:03 pm
In the book, "THE HOBBIT" written by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo, Thorin and the other dwarves(main characters) need to go take back the Lonely Mountain(setting) from the evil dragon Smaug so they can reclaim their riches.((Problem) As supported by Thorin,"Our own riches sit there.") At the end of their perilous adventure, they vanquish Smaug by shooting him with a black arrow to the heart and everyone lived happily ever after until the next book... (Solution)
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Bianca bird
10/25/2018 01:22:36 pm
The tittle of the book I am reading at home is Took by Mary Downing Hahn. The story takes place in West Virginia near haunted woods (setting). The main characters in the story are a family with a boy in 7th grade, his little sister in 2nd grade and their parents(characters). The problem in the book is when the little sister disappears. The solution is that her family calls the police and they find her (problem and solution).
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CLAIRE?
10/25/2018 02:32:08 pm
The story Frindle by Andrew Clements mostly takes place in the school in Mrs.Granger's classroom. "Mrs.Granger kept a full set of thirty dictionaries on the shelf in the back of the classroom" or at Nicks house (setting).The main characters are Nick, Mrs.Granger and Bud Lawrence (characters).The main problem is when Nick comes up with a new word but Mrs.Granger does not like it because it is not in the dictionary (problem). The solution is 10 years later Mrs.Granger says to Nick "I was on your side the whole time" but it actually helped Nick out (solution).
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KIRA PRATT
10/25/2018 03:38:37 pm
iiIn the book " The Tale Of A Fourth Grade Nothing " Written by Judy Bloom the story mostly takes place at Jimmy Fargo's house or Peter and Fudge's house. SETTING. The main Characters are Peter and Fudge.One problem in my book is that Fudge [ the 2 year old ] takes peter's [ the 10 year old ] turtle and holds the turtles bowl up in in Ms. and Mr. Juicy O's face and says " Ooooooh Seeeeeee!!! See, See ..... See!" PROBLEM. Peter's mom snatched the turtle from fudge set it back on Peter's desk and lay Fudge to bed. Solution.
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Liam #LETS GOOOOO SOX, SERIES 2-0
10/25/2018 03:43:57 pm
In the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, the setting so far takes place in a well kept inn "with two nice couches lined with smooth leather and a coffee table in the middle." Pg.6. The main character is a boy named Jim, who is a little tall for his age and has smooth blond hair. The main people who died were a captain, who everyone called captain, and Jim's father who was a nice supportive man and looked much like Jim. Bad people have raided the inn and now Jim runs with his mother who is staying in a hotel by the inn. Jim recruits a nice and tough crew of pirates who are usually ready for whatever hits them. The solution will be when Jim gets to the other side of the island following the map from the captain who surprisingly gave the map to him before he died. If he gets tracked down by the bad men before he can get to it, there could be trouble!
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Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiila AKA lyla
10/25/2018 06:06:40 pm
My book, Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan, takes place in Albert Einstein Elementary. The main characters are Ravi and Joe. They only have one thing in common. The school bully, Dillon. Ravi and Joe are not friends but Ravi thinks he can be friends with Dillon. Ravi is new, so he doesn't know that the bully is the bully. Dillon starts bullying Ravi, so Joe tries to fend him off, just in one week. They eventually find out that Dillon is having some home problems. ""We've been over this already, I needed the work." said his mother. "But you promised. You crossed your heart and promised." said Dillon."(pg.141) So they try to make friends with him.
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Mrs. pells
10/26/2018 12:22:08 pm
work on it a little lyla
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Bach
10/25/2018 07:07:09 pm
In the book Minecraft Island by Max brooks the story takes place on a mysterious Island. All the main characters do not have names but they are animals and things like a cow or a sheep. They are all Minecraft characters. The main character wakes up to find himself on an island but does not know how he got there. The problem is that this a strange world and he needs to build a new life to survive. during the story he figures out how to use things and materials to build and survive. He builds a very big house and finds a lot of friends like a sheep, cow and a wolf to keep him company.
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EELLIIJJAAHH AKA ELIJAH
10/25/2018 07:22:51 pm
In the story called The Land of Stories, the story mostly takes place in the Fairy Tale World. The main characters include Alex, Conner, and the Evil Queen. The main problem in the story is Alex and Conner are getting important things to create a spell called The Wishing Spell. another person is also collecting the Wishing Spell also. Her name is Argina. Otherwise known as the Evil Queen! The problem is fixed when they find the final item before the Evil Queen got it. Froggy help them with the spell and they were back home.
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max
10/26/2018 06:07:53 am
the setting in the 39 story treehouse is andy and terry treehouse (setting). the main characters are andy and terry and jill (main characters ) the problem is that terry made a once upon a time machine a machine that makes books
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will
10/26/2018 12:20:11 pm
In the book the bell bandit mostly takes place in evans grandma's house. Which was damaged because of a fire (setting) . the main characters are jessie, maxwell and evan (charters) . the problem is that evans grandma’s bell was stolen (problem). The solution is jessie and maxwell find out who stole the bell the sinclair brothers (solution).
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lembron JaMeS
10/30/2018 03:04:13 pm
My scary Storie is about a collage kid with a big hockey shirt, a winter hat, gray eyes, and brown fluffy hair.He decide to go to the home depot and stay over night there, suddenly he walk pass a strange door but is distracted by the cardboard lain.-4:00- he walked in the door and heard foot steps running across the store.he hid in a oak wood/steel closet.Then a scream echoing for 12 years.he slowly opens the door and see's......I'm not telling you, you read the rest!!!
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