Elements of Fiction
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
What is the verb in this sentence?
The bee stung the little boy.
stung
What is a noun?
person, place or thing
What does the word nonfiction mean?
true/factual
Give me an example of an adjective.
Answers vary.
What does the word fiction mean?
made up/fake
What are the nouns in this sentence?
The stars lit up the sky.
stars.....sky
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
Ex. blue, tiny, brave....
What nonfiction book defines words.
a dictionary
Correct this sentence:
where are you going.
Where are you going?
What is the plot of a story?
the main events in the story
What is wrong with this sentence?
I want a burger and fries from burger king.
Burger King .......proper noun
What is a verb?
a word that shows action
Each section of an article begins with a what?
(hint:tells you what that section is about)
the heading
Is this fiction or nonfiction?
"The Tragedy of September 11, 2001"
nonfiction
The lesson (main message) given in a story is called a theme.
True or False
True
what does this sentence need?
I went to the store to buy milk eggs cheese and bread
commas and a period
...milk, eggs,cheese, and bread.
What belongs at the end of each sentence?
A punctuation mark:
period, question mark or exclamation mark
What is a biography?
a book written about someone's life
The purpose of nonfiction books are to......
give information
What is an example of a character trait?
Mean, nice, courageous......
Which which completes this sentence correctly?
(They're, Their, There) house is painted light blue.
Their......because it shows ownership.
What 2 things should you do when beginning a paragraph?
indent and capitalize first letter of first word
What does the dates on a timeline tell us?
The order in which events happened
How many fingers should be used to indent?
two