Story Elements
Some kinds of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitos in one hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. They help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.
What is the main idea?
a. bats are mammals
b. bats eat 600 mosquitos in an hour
c. bats eat many insects
c. bats eat many insects
What is a "biography?"
a book about someone's life
Give an example of an adjective
An adjective is a describing word. Examples: big, short, funny, happy, beautiful
What is the adjective in this sentence:
The movie was extra scary!
scary
What is Ms. Levi's favorite color?
PURPLE!!!
What is main idea?
This book helps you to find the definition of a word.
Dictionary
What is a noun?
person, place, thing
How many syllables does this word have: baseball
2 syllables!
What color is Ms. Levi's car?
BLACK
What do you call the place that a story takes place?
setting
What kind of book tells you real information?
Non-fiction
What is an adverb?
a word that describes a verb
What do you put around words that a character in a story is saying out of their mouth?
quotation marks
What did Mrs. Nikki give Ms. Levi?
A special purple CARE BEAR!
What do you call people in a story?
characters
What kind of story is fake or made up?
Fiction
What are "synonyms?"
words with the same meaning (small & tiny)
What part of speech is the italics word?
My angry father started to yell.
adjective
What is Ms. Levi's daughter good at?
Painting/Drawing
My name is Rosa. I am a third grade student in Texas. It is very hot here, so I like to play in the sprinkler with my friends.
Who is the narrator of the story?
Rosa
What are 2 key elements that are found in Fairy Tales?
Elements: royal characters: king/queen/princess/prince, animals doing things people do, "once upon a time", "a long, long, time ago", "happily ever after", mythical/magical creatures, magic, a morale of the story, villian, hero
What is a verb?
an action word in the sentence
If you can find it in the text, then it is.....
Evidence
Right now Ms. Levi is getting us ready for......
3rd Grade!