https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/8th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x435b1de09a877dd7:key-ideas-and-details-8/x435b1de09a877dd7:analyzing-idea-and-story-development-8/v/g7-analyzing-relationships 2025-07-09T17:39:06.071068045Z Analyzing relationships in informational texts David and Hannah connect wildfire preparedness to goats mowing your lawn. Why? To show how to analyze relationships in informational texts! What are the connections between ideas? How do events and ideas influence people, or lead to other events? David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/ea2bf34b-0924-4f04-a95f-b1e942d620f6_1280_720_base.png Analyzing relationships in informational texts David and Hannah connect wildfire preparedness to goats mowing your lawn. Why? To show how to analyze relationships in informational texts! What are the connections between ideas? How do events and ideas influence people, or lead to other events? https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/L3eaXsALPAM.mp4/L3eaXsALPAM.mp4 229 Analyzing idea and story development https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x7538838f96af3430:key-ideas-and-details-7/x7538838f96af3430:analyzing-idea-and-story-development-7/a/interactions-between-individuals-events-and-ideas-in-a-text 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Analyzing how authors connect ideas | Guided practice Learn how to analyze the way individuals, events, and ideas influence each other in a text. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-2nd-reading-vocab/xfb4fc0bf01437792:cc-2nd-the-moon/xfb4fc0bf01437792:close-reading-fiction/v/the-elements-of-a-story-reading 2025-10-28T20:00:44.958000582Z The elements of a story Story elements are the parts of a story that, together, build its plot. We start with exposition, where we meet characters and explore the setting. Then, we face a conflict. We follow the rising action as characters try to solve the problem. We reach the climax, the most exciting part. After that, we experience falling action and resolution, where we see the story end and problems get solved. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/IuKLVgA79lBI-xWpcGBsCOGSbpH_s89aRluz7sP9sUek6G1vgo5wCb18_-NnNl49xUQpeX1HCNAvepvmwmrgSBvY The elements of a story Story elements are the parts of a story that, together, build its plot. We start with exposition, where we meet characters and explore the setting. Then, we face a conflict. We follow the rising action as characters try to solve the problem. We reach the climax, the most exciting part. After that, we experience falling action and resolution, where we see the story end and problems get solved. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/Zr1xLtSMMLo.mp4/Zr1xLtSMMLo.mp4 314 Analyzing idea and story development https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-2nd-reading-vocab/xfb4fc0bf01437792:cc-2nd-fairy-tales-retold/xfb4fc0bf01437792:reading-for-understanding/v/the-elements-of-a-drama-reading 2025-10-28T19:00:44.525264641Z The elements of a drama In drama, we enjoy a special kind of story meant for performing, like plays, movies, or TV shows. We  watch characters act in scenes, which are parts of the story like chapters in a book. We follow stage directions that tell actors what to do, and we listen to dialogue, which is what the actors say.  video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/p8GOoqJVzbKe4Rw4WeRF9UrnPtXuwVgpiK_bFfCzNfF7z-Obrq_yogLYT1XF9eAhaeMnAWHTTturySCeZJpvPSA The elements of a drama In drama, we enjoy a special kind of story meant for performing, like plays, movies, or TV shows. We  watch characters act in scenes, which are parts of the story like chapters in a book. We follow stage directions that tell actors what to do, and we listen to dialogue, which is what the actors say.  https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/imlwmNO9xlY.mp4/imlwmNO9xlY.mp4 194 Analyzing idea and story development https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x7538838f96af3430:key-ideas-and-details-7/x7538838f96af3430:analyzing-idea-and-story-development-7/a/how-elements-of-a-story-interact 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Analyzing story elements | Guided practice Learn how how particular elements of a story or drama (setting, plot, and characters) interact. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x7538838f96af3430:key-ideas-and-details-7/x7538838f96af3430:analyzing-idea-and-story-development-7/e/idea-and-story-development-7 2026-04-10T20:10:36.32681891Z Idea and story development Practice idea and story development Heather Martin exercise