Elements of Fiction
By: Erika Freitas, Mrs. LeClair, and Mrs. Spiesman
Setting
The setting is where your
story takes place. The best
settings use many descriptive
words.
1. White plains of Africa
2. In the deepest part of the
jungle in India
3. In the icy depths of the
Atlantic Ocean
4. In the silent, newly laid
snow, evergreens heavily
laden with snow, sat
precariously on the steep
mountainside.
Characters
The qualities and physical
characteristics of a person
that distinguishes them from
everyone else.
•Shrek, a large green ogre,
with a Scottish accent who
loves peace & lives in a
swamp. He has a sign in the
swamp that says, Beware of
the ogre,” to discourage
attacking villagers. His father
tried to eat him once as Shrek
stated, "I should have seen it
coming. He used to bathe me
in barbecue sauce and put me
to bed with an apple in my
mouth".
Characters
•Giraffe was a quiet, timid,
animal with long legs and a
small neck. He could reach
up high to get the most
delicious leaves to eat but he
had a hard time bending over
to get a drink, because his
neck was too short.
•Cinderella was a lovely
maiden, with hair as beautiful
as spun gold, and a
personality to match. All of
the animals in the castle
adored her because she was
so kind. If it wasn’t for her
evil step mother and sisters
Cinderella would be truly
happy.
Plot
Plot is the series of events or
problems that give a story its
meaning.
•A plot is made up of many
problems and solutions.
•For example, in Shrek we
begin the story with a bunch
of fairy tail people being
forced into Shrek’s swamp by
the evil Lord Farquaad, who
is obsessed by many things,
including having a perfectly
clean and normal realm.
•Solution: Shrek decides to
travel the country to see
Farquaad to try and get his
privacy back with his friend
Donkey tagging along. Shrek
ends up going to save the
princess from a dragon.
Amphibians
Amazon Horned Frog
Cane Toad
Golden Poison Dart Frog
Green-Eyed Tree Frog
Mexican Axolotl
Mudpuppy
Northern Leopard Frog
Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad
Poison Dart Frog
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Spotted Salamander
Spring Peeper
Tiger Salamander
Wallace's Flying Frog
Warty Newt
Mammals
African Lion
American Bison
Arabian (Dromedary)
Camel
Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Asian Lion
Aye-Aye
Baboon
Bactrian Camel
Beaver
Beluga Whale
Black Bear
Black-Footed Ferret
Blue Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin
Brown Bear
California Sea Lion
Caribou
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Chipmunk
Common Wombat
Cottontail Rabbit
Coyote
Mammals
Dingo
Domestic Cat
Dugong
Eastern Gray Kangaroo
Elk
Fennec Fox
Fossa
Fur Seal
Gelada
Giant Anteater
Giant Panda
Giant River Otter
Gray Whale
Grizzly Bear
Groundhog
Harbor Porpoise
Harp Seal
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Hedgehog
Hippopotamus
Howler Monkey
Humpback Whale
Impala
Indian Rhinoceros
Jackrabbit
Kinkajou
Koala
Mammals
Leopard
Leopard Seal
Llama
Mandrill
Matschie's Tree
Kangaroo
Meerkat
Mole Rat
Mongoose
Moose
Mountain Goat
Mountain Gorilla
Mountain Lion
Mouse Lemur
Narwhal
North American
River Otter
Nutria
Ocelot
Opossum
Orangutan
Ozark Big-Eared Bat
Platypus
Porcupine
Prairie Dog
Pronghorns
Mammals
Raccoon
Red Fox
Red Kangaroo
Red Panda
Red Uakari
Rhesus Monkey
Right Whale
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ringed Seal
Rocky Mountain
Bighorn Sheep
Sea Otter
Siberian Tiger
Sifaka
Skunk
Sloth Bear
Snow Leopard
Snowshoe Hare
Spectacled Bear
Sperm Whale
Spider Monkey
Spotted Hyena
Squirrel
Steller Sea Lion
Mammals
Sun Bear
Tapir
Tasmanian Devil
Two-Toed Sloth
Wallaby
Walrus
Warthog
Water Buffalo
Weddell Seal
Western Lowland
Gorilla
White Rhinoceros
White-Tailed Deer
Wildebeest
Wolf
Wolverine
Zebra
Just So Stories
By: The Third Grade Class