Parts of Speech
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
What is a protagonist?
The main character of a story
Who is Roald Dahl?
The author of Fantastic Mr. Fox
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is an antagonist?
The bad guy in the story (the character who wants to stop the protagonist).
The author of Fantastic Mr. Fox also wrote...
(name 3 other books)
1. Matilda
2. BFG
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Find the adjective AND the nouns in the sentence:
Yesterday, he wore his favorite yellow shirt to the park.
Adjective: yellow
Nouns: shirt and park
Who is the protagonist of Fantastic Mr. Fox?
Who are the antagonists?
Protagonist: Mr. Fox
Antagonists: Boggis, Bunce, Bean
Name all vowels
A
E
I
O
U
(sometimes y)
Find the noun and adjectives
The house was cold, dark, and scary.
Noun: house
Adjectives: cold, dark, scary
Name at least 7 characters from Fantastic Mr. Fox.
(The book, not the movie!)
Mr. Fox
Mrs. Fox
Badger
Boggis
Bunce
Bean
Weasel
Mole
Rabbit
4 small foxes
What adjective is often used to describe Mr. Fox?
Fantastic
("Clever" will also be accepted as an answer.)
Find the adjectives and nouns!
Boggis, Bunce, and Bean
One fat, one short, one lean.
These horrible crooks
So different in looks,
Were none the less equally mean.
Nouns: Boggis, Bunce, Bean, crooks, looks
Adjectives, fat, short, lean, horrible, different, mean
What was Mr. Fox's conflict in the book?
He needed the food from the farms, but Boggis, Bunce, and Bean wanted to kill him for stealing.
Describe the ending of Fantastic Mr. Fox.
He is able to live underground and eat all the food he wants.
(Other answers might apply.)