Verb Tenses
Parts of Speech
Porqoui Tales
Main Idea and Gist
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Future tense of jump

Will jump

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This is a person, place, or thing.

Noun

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What is a porquoi tale?

A story that explains why something happens in nature.

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Which is normally longer- the main idea or the gist?

Gist. A main idea will normally have only a few words.

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i am sorry

I am sorry.

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Present tense of walked.

Walk

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This is an action word.

A verb.

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What language is the word 'porquoi' from, and what does it mean?

French, the word means 'why'

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Which word is closer in meaning to 'summary': main idea or gist?

Gist. A gist gives an overview of the story, like a summary does.

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amelia was bad at writed sentences onherpaper. 

Amelia was bad at writing sentences on her paper.

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Give the past, present, and future tense of the word: drum.

Drummed, drumming, will drum

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This describes a noun.

Adjective

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Name one Porquoi tale we read or wrote ourselves

Example: 

How the Koala Got Its Stumpy Tail

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'Friendship', 'love is better than war', and 'how butter is made' are all examples of which- main idea or gist?

Main idea. A main idea is a short concept.

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The Bouncy, green Frog jumped on the lilypad

The bouncy, green frog jumped on the lilypad.

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Present tense of cried.

Crying.

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This describes a verb.

Adverb.

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Is a porquoi tale informational or narrative?

Narrative, it does not give facts like an informational text.

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When writing the gist of a story, what all needs to be included?

Somebody, In, Wanted, But, So

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Why doesn't i like the potato chips yesterday?

Why didn't I like the potato chips yesterday?

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Past tense of take

Took

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This connects two phrases and includes words like: and, but, and or.

A conjunction.

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Create a title for a porquoi tale.

Could be similar to: How the Frog Grew a Long Tongue

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How is the author's purpose for a text different from the main idea?

The author's purpose is WHY something was written, while the main idea is WHAT was written.

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Carrots ar gud for mi health

Carrots are good for my health.

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