Parts of a story
What is the theme of a story?
The moral of the story/the lesson the author wants to teach
This punctuation mark shows that you are pausing or taking a breath during a sentence.
Comma
A synonym for "big"
large, ginormous, huge, etc.
True of false: the main idea of the story is the small details.
False
It rained all day so the baseball game was cancelled. What's the cause?
It rained all day.
The problem in the story is called the _______
Conflict
An ______ is an action word.
Verb
Choose the word that means "to look closely"
Glance
Examine
Peek
Stare
Examine
What do we call facts or details that support the main idea?
Supporting details
Sam forgot to set his alarm. He was late to school.
What's the effect?
He was late to school.
Who is the “protagonist“ of a story?
The main character
An ______ is a describing word.
Adjective
A person who writes books is called:
Author
Sally grabbed her umbrella and rain boots before leaving the house.
What can you infer?
It's raining outside.
Lila studied every night for two weeks. She got the highest score in the class.
Name the cause and the effect.
Effect: she got the highest score
Give two examples of themes in Frozen.
Family, bravery, courage, love, friendship, sisterhood, forgiveness……
Fix this sentence: me and her went to the park.
She and I went to the park.
What do you call the group of letters added to the beginning of a word.
Example: undressed, remix, preset, unwind
Prefix
What do we call the person telling the story from their point of view?
The cookies burned in the oven.
What could be a cause?
She forgot to set a timer.
The oven was to hot.
Etc.
The turning point of a story where the main character solves the problem is called the _____.
Climax
Name the subject in this sentence: The mailman dropped off our letters.
The mailman
If you can't think of a synonym for a word, what type of book/resource can you use?
What do you call the most important sentence of a paragraph? (Often the first sentence)
Topic sentence
It was snowing and cold this morning.
What could be an effect?
School was delayed.
She wore a jacket.
We went skiing.