Story Elements
What are the basic elements of a story?
characters
settings
plot
conflict
resolution
problem
climax
Define context clues.
When you use clues from the sentence or passage to define an unfamiliar word.
What does it mean to compare? What does it mean to contrast?
Compare is to find similarities of two things in a passage. Contrast is to find differences.
Define Facts and Opinion.
Facts can be proven. Opinions are based on how someone feels or their beliefs.
Define protagonist, antagonist and flat characters.
protagonist - main character
antagonist - opposer
flat - no real importance
Name 2 of the types of context clues.
synonyms, antonyms, examples, definitions, making a guess.
Venn Diagram
Eva Hilton is the best school in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. This school, is the school of first choice and I believe everyone should try to attend here. Too bad it's only a primary school, who knows the greatness that can come from the great institution if it was all-age.
Fact or opinion?
Opinion
Snapper and Grouper live in the Atlantic Ocean. Snapper sometimes has a yellow tail and other times a red tail. She enjoys spending time with her parents and swimming around with her school of friends. However, one day Snapper ventured off without the others and entered the wrong territory. Luckily, she bummed into her aunt Grouper who gladly helped her find her way home.
Who is this story mainly about?
Where does this story take place?
Snapper
Atlantic Ocean
Because Cleon is wearing an unkept suit to his interview, he is unlikely to make a favorable impression and may not get the job. What does the word 'unkept' mean?
untidy
dirty
In The Bahamas there is a special festival called 'Junkanoo' that takes place twice a year. During this festival, persons dress in beautifully decorated costumes. In Brazil, they also have a special festival with costumes and music, this festival is celebrated for four consecutive days.
Name a contrasting fact about The Bahamas and Brazil based on what was read.
Junkanoo - 2 days
Brazil - 4 days
In April 2023 after years of debate, the national sport of The Bahamas has officially changed from cricket to sailing. It has been a long time coming and many are truly grateful for this change.
Fact or Opinion?
Fact
Snapper ventured off without her school of friends one day and entered an unfamiliar territory. It was a dark gloomy place where much big creatures roamed. She was extremely terrified! As she started to find her way out, a dark figure was swimming up to her. Snapper did not know what to do.
What was the major problem in the story?
Snapper never focus! Swimming in unfamiliar territory.
Unfortunately, there are many vagrants roaming the streets of Nassau. We may not know why the walk the street instead of looking for a job, but we should do our best when we can to help. Based on context clues, what does the term 'vagrant' mean?
a person without a home or regular job. beggars/ jonsers
A lot of The Bahamian customs derived from Africa. In Africa as well as in The Bahamas, it is believed that children should be respectful. However, over the years, this custom has been losing its power. Children are becoming lawless and going through school, home and community life not abiding by any rules. It is the prayer of the nation that they will turn and change their ways for the greater good.
What is one comparison between The Bahamas and Africa.
Children should be respectful.
Like The Bahamas, Japan is known to have a chain of islands called an archipelago. Even though Japan is much larger than the 700 island and cays, the similarities can not be missed.
Fact or Opinion?
Fact
Gargamel struggles for years to capture those blue smurfs. They were smart creatures! He hates them and regardless of his tricks, potions, and traps, he always loses. He sits in his lab daily inventing new was to demolish them.
In the comic series 'Smurfs', Gargamel is the protagonist? antagonist?
antagonist
The streets of the capital city is getting bloody! So many cruel and malicious crimes are taking place. It seems as if no one has love in their hearts anymore. The senseless criminals need to be apprehended and thrown deep in prison.
malicious - evil/ wicked, dangerous
apprehended - caught, arrested
It is fun - day on the campus of Eva Hilton and the students were buzzing with excitment. They are all looking forward to the fun and games they will engage in. Alexio must have been the happiest of most because he came to school with an extra $20 in his wallet. He played all games, went into the dance three times and paid for two of his friends to come with him. He played hoopla and made slime. He went up and down the jumbo slide at least 6 times, when it was lunch time, he was so exhausted from playing all day and decided to stop at the tuck-shop for water, when he pulled out his wallet, a fly flew out, it was empty. All of his money was spent. He started to feel down because he was seriously thirsty and those same friends from earlier didn't help him. That angered him because he looked out for them all day. "hmph, some friends" he murmured.
Compare/ Contrast Alexio's mood/ feelings at the beginnning and at the end of the story.
Beginning - he was happy/ excited/ overjoyed
At the End - exhausted and angry
Fuzion Superplex has advertised the new spiderman movie: A Long Way Home. Marvel did his big one with this movie. It is simply his best work ever! The actor that plays Peter Parker did an excellence job, no one could have done it better.
Fact or Opinion?
Opnion