Who, Where, When

Characters, setting, major events, and dialogue.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 22

Every story has characters: the people or animals it's about. This story is about Ben and his dog, Max.
The setting is where and when a story happens. This one happens at the park, on a sunny morning.
The events are what happens, in order. First, the wind blew Ben's hat into a tree. Next, Max grabbed it. Last, Ben hugged Max.
Dialogue is what characters say. It goes inside quotation marks, like this: "Good dog!" said Ben.
Your turn! Put the story's events in order.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

1.T.T.1.a — Identify techniques used to craft stories, including characters, setting, major events, and dialogue. (I)