Reviewing Story Elements

2nd Grade English practice: After reading a short story about a bear and a bee, you see an illustration of the bear looking surprised with a bee buzzing around its nose. What does this illustration most likely tell you. Part of story structure & details (Story Structure & Details).

~10 min

Let's review characters, setting, main events, and how pictures help us understand stories.

Identifying Characters

Who is in the story?

A friendly bear and a girl are sitting in a forest.

BearGirl

Rich scene illustrations are authored separately — this panel carries prompts only.

Characters are the people, animals, or creatures that a story is about.

💡 Look for who is talking or doing things in the story.