Story Elements
What is the setting of a story?
time and place
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
Capital letter
Where can you find the main idea of the story?
At the beginning and sometimes the end. Usually the first and last sentence.
Find the Proper Noun
A. girl
B. Shelly
C. blue
D. shiny
B. Shelly
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as
What is another name for the problem of a story?
conflict
A poem doesnt have paragraphs...it has ___________.
Text structure that has order words like first, next, and date
A. Chronological
B. Problem/Solution
C. Compare/Contrast
A. Chronological
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare - tell how things are similar
Contrast - tell how things are different
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.
How do you know if a story is written in third person point of view?
narrator not in story.
he, she, them, they
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
5-7
What does theme mean?
The message or the moral of the story
What is the cause and effect?
Killian missed the bus. His dad had to take him to school.
Cause - Killian missed the bus
Effect - His dad had to take him to school.
What is alliteration?
Repeated sound at the beginning of words
What genre of books has dragons and fairies?
fantasy
What is a verb?
An action word
Text structure that uses similar, both, also, differences
A. Chronological
B. Problem/Solution
C. Compare/Contrast
C. Compare/Contrast
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A. Eat
B. Hop
C. Sizzle
D. Touch
C. Sizzle
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
A simile uses like or as.
Metaphors dont use like or as.
How do you know a story is in first person point of view?
Narrator is a main character
i, me, we, us
The last paragraph in a story is called the ______.
Conclusion
What does it mean to infer?
You take what you already know and what youre reading/seeing and form a new understanding.
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.
What is personification?
Giving non living things human attributes