Story Elements
A person or animal in the story, play , or literary work.
What is a character?
Reading is hard.
What is OPINION
Getting information from other parts of the story.
What is context clues?
sale |sāl| noun 1 the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something : we withdrew it from sale | the sale has fallen through. • ( sales) a quantity or amount sold : price cuts failed to boost sales. • ( sales) the activity or business of selling products : director of sales and marketing. 2 an event for the rapid disposal of goods at reduced prices for a period, esp. at the end of a season : a clearance sale. • [often with adj. ] a public or charitable event at which goods are sold. • a public auction. I went to the sale because the dress I wanted was on sale. How is sale used in the sentence?
What is DEFINITION 2
A word that means the same or has ___________ meaning is called a synonym.
What is similar
Events that occur in the story
What is plot?
My mom's garden has red, pink, and white roses.
What is FACT
The goalkeeper was a rock!
What is a metaphor
The cat dashed out of sight and I was unable to catch it.
Dashed means jumped, ran quick, fell, or attacked?
What is ran quickly
Words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
The castle sat in a moat surrounded by murky water. This sentence depicts the ___________ of the story.
What is setting?
Abraham Lincoln was the best president of the United States of America. What word makes this statement an opinion?
What is BEST
A story that is not true or made up.
What is fiction?
catch |ka ch; ke ch | verb ( past caught |kôt|) [ trans. ] 1 intercept and hold (something that has been thrown, propelled, or 2 capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape)
I had to catch the ball in order for the person to be out. Which definition should match the sentence?
What is DEFINITION 1
Synonym for brave
What is courageous (answers could vary)
This story element can be either internal, external or both
What is CONFLICT
Mesquite Texas is a city in Texas. Its population is over 20,000 people.
What is FACT
He was as cool as a fan.
What is a simile?
Grass:Green::Sky:
What is blue
Antonym for weak
What is strong?
Overall emotion created by the work of literature
What is MOOD
A fact is something that can be ________________
What is PROVEN
Venn Diagrams, T-Charts, Semantic Maps are all types of
What are graphic organizers?
What resource do you use to help you define words that you do not know?
What is dictionary
salt : pepper :: sun :_________
What is moon?