Spelling
"oi" goes in the ____, "oy" goes at the _____.
middle, end
A sentence MUST begin with a ______.
capital letter
A nonfiction text is (true, made up).
TRUE!
What is a "character"?
a person or animal in a story
"ou" goes in the ____, "ow" goes at the _____.
middle, end
A sentence MUST end with _____.
punctuation (. ! ?)
A fiction text is (true, made up).
MADE UP!
What does "setting" mean?
when/where a story takes place
"ch" goes after a ____, "tch" goes after a ____.
long vowel sound, short vowel sound
When you write on notebook paper, the holes should go on the (left/right) side.
left
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
Fact is something that can be proven true, opinion is what one person believes.
What does "plot" mean?
the events in a story
CHALLENGE: Explain - what is a schwa sound?
Any time a vowel makes a sound that is not short or long. ("uh")
The person who writes a story is called the ____.
author
Name 2 examples of text features.
title, heading, photograph, illustration, graph, map, table of contents, glossary, index, caption
What does "theme" mean?
the overall message of a story
CHALLENGE: "ow" goes at the end of the word UNLESS the word ends in ___, ___, or ___.
"Informational text" is the same as (nonfiction/fiction).
nonfiction
Name the 3 reasons an author might write something (author's purpose).
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
CHALLENGE: An author writes a story that gives true facts and information about polar bears. What is the author's purpose of writing this?
to inform