Nouns & Verbs
Tell the nouns in the following sentence:
The pirates drew their swords and set off on the island in search of treasure.
pirates, swords, island, treasure
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
What is a theme in a story?
The theme is what the author wants you to learn or think about from the story.
What are character traits?
Parts of a character's personality or appearance that stay the same through the majority of a story.
What does it mean if something is in the first person point of view?
The story is written as if it were told by a character who lived the story.
Tell the verbs in the following sentence:
Sam Graves protects the students of Eerie Elementary from the ghost of Orson Eerie, who haunts the school and wants to eat them all.
protects, haunts, eat
What is an adverb?
A word that tells more about a verb, adjective, or another adverb by telling how, when, where, or to what extent it happens
What questions can we ask or clues can we look for to find the theme of a story?
Think about what the characters learn or how they change.
Other answers can be accepted as well at teacher's judgment.
What are character emotions?
Different feelings that characters have throughout the events of the story
What does it mean if a story is told from the third person point of view?
The story is written as if it is told by someone outside the story who may know what all the characters experienced.
Tell which words should be capitalized in the following sentence:
sherlock holmes and dr. watson lived at 221B baker street in london, england, where they solved hundreds of mysteries.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Baker Street, London, England
Tell the adjectives in this sentence:
The red mystery book was dusty and worn with age.
red, mystery, dusty, worn
Which of the following could be a theme?
a. baseball, football, basketball, and hockey
b. A boy is nervous about playing in his championship game, but finds his focus and leads his team to win.
c. Never give up, no matter how dark things may seem.
What is the difference between character traits and emotions?
Traits remain the same for most of the story, but emotions can come and go from scene to scene.
What are three pronouns are used in narration for a first person point of view story?
I, me, we, us, our
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The only sound was the "clumpity clumping" of Clyde's big feet.
The only sound
Tell the adverbs in this sentence:
The dog barked loudly, ran fast, played outside, and wagged its tail happily.
loudly, fast, outside, happily
What lesson do you think Joel learns after going on a rampage in Jethro & Joel Were a Troll?
It is better to build things than to tear them down.
OR
It's better to help people than hurt them.
Give an four examples of physical character traits.
Answers can vary and may include:
height, weight, skin/hair/eye color, hair length, clothes, facial hair, scars, tattoos, etc. etc.
What are three pronouns used in third person point of view narration?
he, she, they, them, their
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
Twenty cannons exploded with a thundering BOOM!
exploded with a thundering BOOM!
Tell all the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence:
The spooky ghost quietly floated slowly through the dark house.
spooky, quietly, slowly, dark
What do you think the theme for this brief story is?
A small young mouse named Matthias lives in a peaceful place called Redwall Abbey. When an evil rat named Cluny brings an army and invades Redwall, Matthias goes on an adventure to stop him. He looks for a lost sword that once belonged to a great warrior. With courage and help from his friends, Matthias protects Redwall and becomes a hero.
Possible answers:
You can make a difference even if you are small.
Never give up.
Always be brave.
When you have friends, you can accomplish great things.
Give three examples of personality traits.
Answers can vary and may include:
brave, cowardly, kind, mean, helpful, greedy, funny, smart, good, evil, etc. etc.
What are the writing advantages to telling a story in first person or third person?
In first person, you get to know the character telling the story REALLY well.
In third person, you may get to read the experiences of several different characters.