Story Elements
What is the setting of a story?
Time & Place
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction is a made up story usually to entertain the reader.
Non fiction is a true text usually filled with information that helps inform or persuade the reader
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as
Choose the statement that is personification:
A). He is a cheetah.
B).The branches waved at me.
C). She is cool as a cucumber.
D). Allie Alligator ate apples alongside Andy.
B).The branches waved at me.
What is another name for the problem of a story?
Conflict
Find the noun.
A.) run
B.) computer
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) computer
What is the problem and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
Choose the hyperbole.
A.) The kite soared like an eagle.
B.) Bang went the hammer.
C.) The sun shines like a diamond.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
Choose the simile.
A.) The kite soared like an eagle.
B.) Bang went the hammer.
C.) The sun shines like a diamond.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
A.) The kite soared like an eagle.
What genre of books has magic and dragons?
Fantasy
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
About 5 sentences: 1. Main idea or topic sentences.
2-4 elaboration, evidence, detail, examples
5 conclusion
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
What is Alliteration?
Phrase which each word starts with the same letter/sound.
What type of Figurative Language is the statement below?
Chocolate was his Kryptonite.
A.) Alliteration
B.) Idiom
C.) Allusion
D.) Simile
What is Allusion?
How do you know if a story is written in 3rd person Point of view?
he/she/they --the narrator is outside the story
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent
What is an inference?
Answers may vary... but should be something like: what you can tell about something using clues from the text
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
What type of figurative language is the statement below?
Her eyes were diamonds.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
What is a metaphor?
The series of events in a story from beginning to end. May include a problem and solution.
What is the plot of the story?
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Which word is a verb?
a) green
b) run
c) Fred
d) sun
What is run.
What is personification?
Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
How do you know if a story is written in 1st person Point of view?
I/ me/ my/ we/ us
Story is told by someone inside the story
What words would you substitute for how, why and what in a writing prompt?
How=ways
why=reasons
what=things
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What form of figurative language is the following phrase?
We will cross that bridge when we get to it.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
B.) Idiom
Choose the Alliteration:
A). He is a cheetah.
B).The branches waved at me.
C). She is cool as a cucumber.
D). Allie Alligator ate apples alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator ate apples alongside Andy.