Coordinate Grid
Sentence Types
Plot Mountain
Story Detective
Mrs. Scott's Classroom
100

What is the x-axis?

The horizontal number line on a coordinate grid is called this.

100

What is a declarative sentence?

A sentence that tells or states something.

100

What is the exposition?

The beginning of the story where we meet the characters and learn the setting.

100

The people or animals in a story are called these.

The characters
100

This is one of the first things you should do when you enter the classroom in the morning.

Enter quietly and Hang up backpack 

200

What is the y-axis?

The vertical number line on a coordinate grid is called this.

200

What is an interrogative sentence?

A sentence that asks a question

200

What is rising action?

The events that build excitement and lead toward the biggest problem.

200

What is the setting?

Where and when a story takes place.

200

Before speaking while someone else is teaching or talking, you should do this.

Raise your hand

300

When reading an ordered pair, you move in this direction first.

Across

300

What is an imperative sentence?

A sentence that gives a command or direction.

300

What is the climax?

The most exciting or important turning point in a story.

300

What is the conflict

The main problem in a story.

300

When the fire alarm sounds what do we do? 

Line up quickly and quietly in number order and exit safely

400

In the ordered pair (4, 7), this number tells how far to move up.

7

400

What is an exclamatory sentence?

Shows strong feeling

400

What is falling action?

The events that happen after the climax.

400

What is the theme?

The lesson or message an author wants the reader to understand.

400

If you finish your work early, you should do one of our approved activities instead of doing this

Being a distraction 

500

A point is 3 spaces to the right and 6 spaces up. What is the ordered pair.

(3, 6)

500

Identify the sentence type: “Please put your math book away.”

Imperative

500

What is the resolution?

The part of the story where the problem is solved and the story ends.

500

In The Three Little Pigs, the wolf trying to blow down the pigs’ houses is an example of this story element.

The conflict or problem 

500

What is our class motto

We can do hard things! 

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