Which Part of Speech is it?
The 8-sentence format
Name that tool!
What's in a story?
Which trait is it?
100
Mere devoured a golden banana in the blink of an EYE!
What is a noun?
100
Just as the sun began her descent, Lucky, my beloved pet, bounded up the street.
What is a supporting detail?
100
Jacob, A MIGHTY FINE LAD, rustled up some dinner for his kinfolk.
What is an appositive?
100
A setting can do these three things.
What are create a sense of reality, create a problem, and create a mood?
100
This entertains the reader! Hyperbole, personification and onomatopoeia all build this trait.
What is voice?
200
When I turned my back, Maya, a slick one, erased the DAILY schedule.
What is an adjective?
200
Last summer, on the hottest day of the year, my dog, Lucky, disappeared from the yard.
What is the topic sentence?
200
As her brothers slept, Claire CREPT LIKE A BURGLAR into their room and hung up the Mona Lisa painting.
What is a simile?
200
This is a smaller problem that is a result of the primary problem.
What is a complication?
200
Action verbs, adjectives, adverbs and synonyms make up the toolbox for this trait.
What is Word Choice?
300
Ian dozed off during reading, emitted a single snore as loud as an explosion, and woke back up. These are the verbs in this sentence.
What are dozed,emitted and woke?
300
I ran toward him with open arms.
What is an elaboration?
300
ACROSS A FLOWERY MEADOW, Stella and Emma skipped joyfully, and whistled happy tunes.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
During reading groups, Ian's head bobbed, bobbed, bobbed, and then..KERPLUNK! He was out. His snoring could be heard a mile away. This is an example of this method of characterization.
What is actions?
300
Lydia rights good papers and spell good two! This sentence is weak in this trait.
What is Conventions?
400
Rebecca munched loudly on some remarkably crunchy cookies during snack. These are the adverbs in this sentence.
What are loudly and remarkably?
400
Just before breakfast, I let Lucky out in the yard.
What is a supporting detail?
400
The wind, A REAL BULLY, kicked over some trashcans, and stole the shutters from the house.
What is a metaphor?
400
The main character must be doing this in a story.
What is solving the problem?
400
Time order words. These help build this trait.
What is Organization?
500
DUDE! Did you see Mona Lisa's eyes following me?
What is an interjection?
500
I learned my lesson and never let Lucky out of my sight again!
What is a conclusion?
500
Johneisha and Bella, the best of buds, lay in the cool grass and watched the EXTREMEMLY fluffy clouds drift slowly away.
What is an adverb?
500
A tornado was fast approaching the little village. The tornado is this in the story.
What is an antagonist?
500
Jeff likes puppies. He likes kitties. He like grapes. He likes bananas. He is happy. The writer is having a little trouble with this trait.
What is Sentence Fluency?
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