What's in a Name?
Identify the pronoun in this sentence:
Julia didn’t want to share her new Hot Wheels car with her brother.
What is:HER
When Randy gets on the ride, the speakers begin to shout:
THIS IS THE BEGINNING WHERE THE CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND SITUATION ARE INTRODUCED
Where is Randy at in the story?
Where is THE EXPOSITION?
It is as hot as a furnace in here!
What is a SIMILE?
Replace the noun with a pronoun:
Maria went to Maria’s locker.
What is:
Maria went to HER locker
What does Ms. Wilson teach?
What is:
ENGLISH/ELA?
Identify a proper noun, pronoun, and noun in the following sentence:
Alesha and her friend went to the moon.
ANSWER FORMAT
Proper noun:
Pronoun:
Noun:
Proper Noun: What is Alesha?
Pronoun: What is her?
Noun: What is moon (or friend)?
This is where the conflict begins to build up, getting bigger and bigger.
Where is Randy at in the story?
Where is the RISING ACTION?
You're a clown
What is a METAPHOR?
Replace the proper noun with a pronoun:
James is bringing James’s lunch to school.
What is:
James is bringing HIS lunch to school.
How old is Ms. Wilson?
What is:
24
Rewrite this sentence and replace two of the names with pronouns:
Mark and Mark’s dog went for a walk through Mark’s neighborhood.
What is:
Mark and his dog went for a walk through his neighborhood
This is the TURNING POINT of the story - the moment the CONFLICT is addressed.
Where is Randy at in the story?
Where is THE CLIMAX?
The clouds marched across the sky.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Replace the pronoun with a proper noun:
She is walking her dog in the park.
What is:
SARAH is walking her dog in the park.
(ANSWERS MAY VARY)
How many dogs does Ms. Wilson own?
What is:
5
Turn the following noun into a proper noun:
tablet
What is:
iPad
This is where the conflict has been addressed, and the story is winding DOWN - loose ends are being tied.
Where is Randy at in the story?
Where is the FALLING ACTION?
IDENTIFY 2 TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: I’ve told you a million times that she runs as fast as lightning.
What are HYPERBOLE and SIMILE?
Replace all PROPER NOUNS with PRONOUNS:
Liam and Liam’s sister went to the store with Liam’s friend.
What is:
He and his sister went to the store with his friend.
What is Ms. Wilson's favorite Pokemon?
Who is:
Piplup
Write a sentence with a proper noun, noun, and pronoun (label them).
What is:
Sarah (proper noun) bring in her (pronoun) backpack (noun) to school?
(this is an example - answers will vary)
This is where the story ends, and the loose ends have been wrapped up.
Where is Randy in the story?
Where is the RESOLUTION?
Write an example of any figurative language, and one sentence explaining what it actually means.
Example
She is as fast as a cheetah.
What it actually means is that she is very fast.
My backpack weighs a ton.
It actually means that their backpack is very heavy.
(ANSWERS MAY VARY)
Replace the PROPER NOUNS with PRONOUNS:
Sofia and Sofia’s brother went to the park.
What is:
SHE and HER brother went to the park.
What is Ms. Wilson's favorite video game?
What is:
LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD