Grammar
Think about the suffix -er. What is the meaning of owner?
A person that a thing belongs to. (One who owns)
What is a main idea?
The main idea is what the text is mostly about.
What is a drama/play?
a story performed on a stage
Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word.
He must have crept in through the open window.
to show that someone is sneaky
Correct the underlined word if needed:
Usually I am not that interested in babys, but Frances is different.
babies
What are the two parts of a setting?
time and place
(when and where)
What are the words spoken by the characters called?
dialogue
James the turtle lived happily in the jungle. Every morning, he went swimming and played on the beach. In the evening, he watched beautiful sunsets over the ocean.
Why does James go to the ocean?
to watch the sunset
What is the plural form of the word child?
children
What is a story that is performed for an audience on a stage?
drama/play
Written instructions that tell the actors what to do. They are usually written inside parentheses and italicized.
(BILL exits the stage.)
stage directions
Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word.
The elephant came crashing through the bush.
to show that the elephant is strong
What is the plural form of the word sheep?
sheep
What is a theme?
the lesson learned or the moral
A chapter in a play that contains more than one scene.
Act
"I've tried to think of a reason for not going, but my mind is a blank page."
What is the meaning of the underlined phrase?
The character cannot think of an idea or reason for not going.
Correct this sentence:
"you are going to have a new brother," she said, "and his name is Billy"!
"You are going to have a new brother," she said, "and his name is Billy!"
Y should be capitalized
Punctuation goes inside quotation marks
How is the Narrator different from all the other characters? (2 answers)
1. The characters are all part of the story in the play. The Narrator is in the play as well but is not in the story. Instead, the Narrator is telling the story.
2. The Narrator is speaking to the audience and does not act out the story.
The action that takes place in a single setting.
scene
FINAL JEOPARDY
What are two things that stage directions do?
1. They tell what the characters are doing.
2. They tell what the stage should look like.