Homophones
______ (their, there, thery're) going to the park today.
What is they're?
This theme shows that someone keeps trying even when things are tough.
What is perseverance or grit?
True or False -Story elements are all the parts that make up the story.
What is true?
this is a person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
This compares 2 unlike things using like or as. Ex. Her hair was as gold as the sun.
What is a simile.
I am not (allowed, aloud) to watch certain movies.
What is allowed?
What is theme?
What is the moral, message or lesson of a story?
This is the part of the story that tells us the time period and where the story takes place.
What is setting?
This shows the action in a sentence.
What is a verb?
This compares 2 unlike things NOT using like or as. Ex. The snake shaped river went through the middle of town.
What is a metaphor?
I can't (bare, bear) the thought of not seeing my friends.
What is bear?
This theme shows teamwork.
What is working together?
This is the part of the story where the main events take place.
What is plot?
This describes a noun (red shirt).
What is an adjective?
These words are often in comics and often represent sounds. (Ex. BAM, BOOM)
What is onomatopoeia?
It was so hot, I ran (threw, through) the sprinkler with my clothes on!
What is through.
True or false - A story can have more than one theme.
What is true?
This is the part of the story where everything comes to a head (right before the conflict is solved). Think about the peak of the story mountain.
What is the climax.
This describes a verb and usually ends in ly.
What is an adverb?
This gives human traits to non-human things. Ex. The pencil flew across the paper.
What is personification?
The (deer/dear) in my backyard are eating all my plants!
What is deer?
This theme shows that we don't judge people by their outward appearance.
What is acceptance?
This is the part of the story when everything is solved.
What is the resolution?
These words replace nouns after they have been used at least once (He, she, it etc.)
What is a pronoun?
This shows extreme exaggeration. Ex. I was so tired, I could sleep for 1,000 hours.
What is hyperbole?