Nouns
What is a noun?
person, place, thing or idea
What does a conjunction do?
Joining words
What is the setting of a story?
When and where the story happened.
What does a verb do?
Tells an action or state of being
How many sentences in a paragraph?
5 or more
Name two types of nouns
Common, proper
singular plural
possessive
Name three conjunctions
and, or, but, so, because, etc
What is the kickoff in a story?
The main event that kicks off the story. Sometimes it's the problem.
Name two types of verbs
Action, Helping, Linking, Past, Present, Future
Name one part of a paragraph
Topic sentences
Details
Closing
What is a common noun?
ball, house, school
Comma
What is the moral of the story?
The lesson learned
Do you find verbs in the subject or predicate of the sentence?
Predicate
What do you do to the first sentence of a paragraph?
Indent
What is a proper noun?
Proper names: Jennifer, Mt. Bethel Elementary
Tell us a compound sentence
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Name one story element
Character, setting, kickoff, events, feelings, resolution, moral
Linking
If we are telling about something happening in a certain order, what words can we use?
Order or sequence words: first, next, after that, finally, last, then, etc
Both
Tell us a compound sentence using BUT correctly.
I have a doctor's appointment, but I don't want to go.
What are the three main parts of a story?
Beginning, middle, end
What type of verb is this "have" in this sentence...
We have learned so much this quarter.
helping
Give us an example of something you could write a paragraph about.
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