The Five Essential Elements of a Story - Tell Me About: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The Five Essential Elements of a Story - Tell Me About: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Introduction

Introduction

What type of story is this?

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Fairy tale.

Was there anything unusual about this story?

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Bears do not talk, eat porridge, nor sleep in beds.

Purpose of story?

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Entertain.

Fiction or nonfiction?

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Fiction.

What is a fairy tale usually began with?

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Once upon a time.

Characters

Characters

What are charcters

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Characters are a person in a novel, play, or movie.

Who were the characters?

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Goldilocks, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear.

Describe Goldilocks hair?

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Gold hair.

Who are the main characters?

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Goldilocks, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear.

How many bears were there?

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3.

Setting

Setting

Where does this story take place?

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In a cottage in the woods.

Describe the scenery?

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The scenery is a woody area.

What time of day does this story take place?

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The setting takes place in the morning because the Three Bears were eating porridge when Goldilocks finds the cottage.

Does this take place in the past, present, or future?

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Past

Was it a house, barn, tree house?

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House/Cottage.

Plot

Plot

Then what happened?

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The three bears awake to eat their porridge.

What happened second?

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Daddy Bear's porridge is too hot! Mommy Bear's porridge was too cold, but Baby Bear's porridge was just right.

What happened third?

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Goldilocks eats the porridge and goes to lie down upstairs in bed.

What happened fourth?

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Daddy Bear's bed is too hard! Mommy Bear's bed is to soft, but Baby Bear's bed is just right.

What finally happened?

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Goldilocks falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed and the bears return home. They find that someone had been sitting in their chairs, eaten their porridge, and was sleeping in their beds.

What happened first?

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The Bears leave to let their porridge cool down and Goldilocks enters into the home?

Resolution

Resolution

How were the characters affected?

How does the story end?

Did they live happily ever after?

Did Goldilocks make the bed before she left?

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No. She saw the bears and ran away.

What did Goldilocks do when she saw the three bears?