Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing or idea.
Noun
What is this an example of?
If you had a giraffe…And he stretched another half…You would have a giraffe and a half. If he put on a hat And inside lived a rat…You would have a giraffe and a half With a rat in his hat. If you dressed him in a suit And he looked very cute…You would have a giraffe and a half With a rat in his hat Looking cute in a suit.
Rhyme
The time and place of the story.
Setting
How many times can you leave Mrs. McClellan's room per quarter?
3
What town is Mrs. McClellan from?
Dodge>>Palmer
An action
Verb
What is this an example of?
BAM!
onomatopoeia
The sequence of events that make up a story.
Plot
What will happen to your phone if Mrs. McClellan sees it?
She will confiscate it and turn it in to Mr. Burenheide.
In what sport did Mrs. McClellan participate in when she was in high school?
Swimming
A word that replaces a noun in the sentence.
Pronoun
What is this an example of?
The wind whispered through the mountains.
Personification
A person, animal, being, creature or thing in a story.
Character
When is Mrs. McClellan's planning period?
8th
When is Mrs. McClellan's birthday?
December 27th.
What are the following words an example of:
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Conjunctions
What is this an example of?
I would love to be a fly on the wall during the meeting!
The general feeling a reader experiences through the story.
Mood
What letter grade would you receive if you earned a 93% in the class?
B
What are Mrs. McClellan's kids' names.
Thea & August
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells us how, when, where, or how much an action happens.
Adverb
What is this an example of?
I'm so hungry I could eat a whole zebra!
Hyperbole
A struggle that characters must overcome.
Conflict
What is Mrs. McClellan's AI policy?
Automatic 0%
In what month is Mrs. McClellan going to have her 3rd baby?
December or January