STORY TERMS
WHEN and WHERE a story takes place.
SETTING
What shape has 3 sides?
TRIANGLE
The SUN is a really big ________?
STAR
What is Ryan's favorite color?
PURPLE
A PERSON, PLACE, or THING:
NOUN
The animals and people in a story are called:
CHARACTERS
Name a shape that has 4 sides?
RECTANGLE, Rhombus, Square, Parallelogram.
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
EARTH.
What is RYAN'S favorite food?
LOBSTER, STEAK, or SHRIMP MAC & CHEESE.
An ACTION word:
VERB
the main character in a story is called:
The PROTAGONIST: the hero of the story.
A shape that has 5 sides is called:
PENTAGON
What planet is the 6th planet from the sun and has many rings?
SATURN
What pets does RYAN have, and how many?
3 CATS: Sprockets, Niles, and Bagheera.
A word that describes a NOUN:
ADJECTIVE
The bad person in a story is called:
ANTAGONIST: the villain of a story.
a shape that has 6 sides is called:
HEXAGON
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
JUPITER: the 5th planet from Earth.
What degree did RYAN get in college?
A BACHELOR'S degree in PHYSICS from UCSB.
A word that describes a VERB: usually ends in -ly.
ADVERB
The 3 parts of a story:
Beginning (ACT 1): the set up
Middle (ACT 2): the inciting incident.
End (ACT 3): The resolution or conclusion.
What is a 3-dimensional (3D) version of a circle (a 2-dimensional shape)?
SPHERE
Name all the planets in the solar system:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and YES...PLUTO!!!! RYAN'S favorite "planet."
Who is RYAN's favorite student?
ALL OF YOU!!! >_<
A word that replaces a noun, like HE/SHE/IT/THEY...
PRONOUN