Story Elements
What are the people in a story called?
Characters!
Look at these words and decide which option describes them best: "Yell, Run, Sneeze, Jump"
A) Adjective
B) Verb
C) Noun
B: VERB!
A Verb is an ACTION word!
You can yell, you can run, you can sneeze, and you can jump!
Is this a complete or incomplete sentence?
"I went to the store to buy one apple and one mango."
The message is the ________________
LESSON!
What is the "central message" of a story?
Example: (In Marisol Doesn't Match, the lesson was "It is more important to be yourself than anyone else)
Look at these words and write which option describes them best: "Beautiful, Kind, Tall, Angry"
A) Adjective
B) Verb
C) Noun
A: Adjective!
Adjectives are describing words!
Someone can be beautiful, kind, tall and angry!
Write down two words that rhyme with: sing
Examples: spring, thing, swing, bring, ding
Is this a complete or incomplete sentence?
"because it was raining outside"
Incomplete!
You have to complete it with more detail.
"She had to use her umbrella because it was raining outside."
The lesson is the ____________
MESSAGE!
Name as many settings in "Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match" as you can
School, Classroom, Playground (Recess), Marisol's House
Look at these words and write which option describes them best: "Mayor, Park, Pencil, Honesty"
A) Adjective
B) Verb
C) Noun
C: Noun!
A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. A mayor is a person, a park is a place, a pencil is a thing and honesty is an idea.
Write down three words that rhyme with: time
Examples: mime, dime, rhyme, lime, crime
A fantasy is fiction or non-fiction?
FICTION!
It is a made-up story and a fantasy cannot happen.
(Example: Dear Dragon is a fantasy)
What is the problem/conflict in "Marisol Doesn't Match"?
Marisol is judged for how she dresses, what she eats and how she likes to play.
Draw your best Venn Diagram for comparing and contrasting! Make sure each section has space to write in.
Ms. Parran will check!
Fill in the missing letters: We usually use these for taking tests and practicing reading on Lexia.
C _ _ p _ _ e r
C o m p u t e r
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter!
What is the solution/resolution in "Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match"
After she tries matching, she decides it's best to be herself! She goes back to wearing mismatched clothes and she is proud to be who she is!
Write the name of our school in your best handwriting. (3 words)
Northview Elementary School
Fill in the missing letters: When you're at home and you get cold, you may put this on to warm up.
B _ _ n k _ _
B l a n k e t