4th Grade
Story Elements
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
Where can you find the main idea of a story?
At the beginning and sometimes at the end
Find the Proper noun.
A.) girl
B.) Shelly
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) Shelly
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as
Example of a noun.
Tom ran to the barber shop.
Tom
What is another name for the problem of a story?
Conflict
What does "ITE" remind us three things to include in our writing?
Introduction Transition Words Ending
Text structure that has order words like First, Next and dates
A Chronological
B Problem/Solution
C Compare/Contrast
A Chronological
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.
Example of a verb.
Tom ran to the barbershop.
Ran
What genre of books has magic and dragons?
Fantasy
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
About 5 sentences
The overall message of the story.
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 is the adverb in the sentence?
Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
Quickly
How do you know if a story is written in 3rd person Point of view?
he/she/they
Give some examples of transition words.
The 3 Little Bears and The 3 Little Pigs
Both have 3 of the same animal
Choose the Alliteration:
A). He is a cheetah.
B).The branches waved at me.
C). She is cool as a cumumber.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Sam cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big
What is plot?
events in a story
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Text structure that uses words 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 personification?
Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She saw the cat climb a tree.
Which comes first in a story- the rising action or the climax?
climax
In conclusion, or As you can see,
What does it mean to infer?
A) Do eeny, meeny, miney moe
B) Use context clues to figure out the meaning
B) Use context clues to figure out the meaning
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What form of figurative language is the following phrase?
It's raining cats and dogs.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
B.) Idiom
What is the prepositional phrase?
Monte hid the key under a rock.
under a rock