Writing Steps
Read-aloud books
story parts
Class activities
Surprise category
100

What your story is about is the...?

hint: starts with a "t" 

Topic

100

In Frog and Toad: Cookies, what was the PROBLEM or conflict?

Frog and Toad couldn't stop eating cookies

100

Choose the best meaning of the word brainstorming:

A. thinking of ideas and writing them down

B. putting your head out in a rainstorm

C. copying sentences from a book

A. thinking of ideas and writing them down

100

What worksheet did we use to organize the 5 W's of our stories?

Star Story Organizer.

100

What is one of Mrs. Casey's favorite props to use in class?

A. toilet paper  B. notecards   C. spaghetti noodles

B. notecards

200

Which idea does NOT fit a topic of "weather?"

A. Clouds        B. Hurricanes      C. football teams

C. football teams

200

What is the setting of the story Pirates Don't Change Diapers?

Jeremy Jacob's house

200

"Bob frowned, stomped and crossed his arms." 

This is an example of how to write about: 

a. dinner plans

b. setting

c. feelings

c. feelings

(we are telling the reader how Bob feels by describing his actions)

200

What activity did we do to demonstrate settings of country and city?

painted the settings

200

Which of these words is not a sequence word?

A. Quietly  B. Next   C. Finally

A. Quietly

300

Who the story is about are the...?

Characters

300

In Frog and Toad: A List, what was the conclusion?

A. Frog gave cookies to the birds

B. Frog and Toad went to sleep outside

C. Toad made a new list

B. Frog and Toad went to sleep outside

300

Which choice does NOT describe a setting:

a. In the spring of 1845, the Smith family moved west.

b. Homer had red spikey hair and freckles. 

c. The sun burst forth over the waters of the great Atlantic Ocean. 

b. Homer had red spikey hair and freckles

(not a setting, but a character instead)

300

Who did we learn about on the Venn diagram worksheet the week of Valentine's day?

St. Valentine

300

What are words that mean the same thing called?

hint: starts with an "s"

synonyms

400

Which of the following words means the same as "sequence"?

a. conclusion            c. order

b. topic                    d. copyright

c. order

400

In the story Pirates Don't Change Diapers, Jeremy Jacob has to babysit his little sister while his mom is out. Which represents the problem or conflict?

A. pirates need Jeremy Jacob's help to dig up a treasure while he's babysitting  

B. Jeremy Jacob's dad wakes up 

C. Jeremy Jacob's mom can't find any milk

A. Pirates need Jeremy Jacob's help to dig up a treasure while he's babysitting

400

When you introduce a ___________, you should describe what he/she looks like as well as what he/she likes and doesn't like. 

character

400

When we did the mandarin orange activity, what writing step were we studying?

problem (or conflict)

400

 Curious, doubtful, worried

These words describe how a character is ......?

feeling

500

_____ _____ help the reader figure out when something happened in a story. 

Example: first, next, last

sequence words

500

In the book Molly the Brave and Me, where do Molly and Beth get lost?

corn field

500

The ___________ tells us how the story ends and if the problem got solved.

conclusion

500

What 2 fairy tales did we study last week when we practiced story order and conclusions?

1. Princess and the Pea

2. Stone Soup

500

What are the 5 Ws? 

Who, What, Where, When, Why

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