The Setting
Characters: Tell who in the story
Place: Tell where the story takes place
Time: Tell when the story happens
The Problem
One or more characters have a problem. What is it?
The Goal
Goal: One or more of the characters solve the problem. They need something to happen. Sometimes we call this the action in a story.
Events: Things that happen in a story that tell how the characters get the problem and goal to the ending of the story.
The Ending
What happened at the end of the story? Tells how characters achieved his/her goal and solved the problem. Most all questions are answered.