Story elements
What is a character?
the people and animals in the story
What is main idea?
What the text is mostly about.
Joe had not at all day. He was so famished. He was too busy working to eat breakfast. He could not wait to get food at lunch time.
What does [famished] mean?
a. hungry
B. tired
c. annoyed
hungry
What is fiction?
A story to entertain or to teach facts?
A story made to entertain.
What is a problem?
What goes wrong in the story.
What is a key detail?
It supports the main idea.
The little girl nibbled at her food. She really did not like broccoli.
What does the word nibbled mean?
A. eat a lot
B. Eat a little at a time
C. eat nothing
B.Eat a little at a time
What is nonfiction?
A story to entertain or a text used to teach facts?
a text used to teach facts
What is the solution?
What fixes the problem.
What is one way to find the main idea?
Look aa the title, pictures, repeated words, and the first/last sentence.
Sam was elated to win the award.
What does the word elated mean?
A. joyful
B. sad
C. angry
A. joyful
Is this story fiction or non-fiction?
Sid the Slug
Sid plays in the backyard all day. He tries to stay away from the kids. The kids are scared of Sid.
because they think he is too slimy. So, Sid just
stays under the deck.
fiction
What is the setting?
Where the story takes place.
Main idea is found usually presented in what type of text? fiction or nonfiction text
Nonfiction
Rick was devastated. He found out that his best friend did not want to play with him anymore.
What does the word elated mean?
A. frustrated
B. Hungry
C. extremely upset
C. extremely upset
Fiction or nonfiction?
Slugs
Slugs are very strange animals. They cannot hear. They have to find food using other senses. Slugs are very slimy. This is to help protect them when they move on hard surfaces.
Nonfiction
What are events?
What happens at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Key details are the same as main idea? True or false?
false
The polar bear has warm fur. The polar bears fur helps it survive in its cold habitat of the arctic.
What does habitat mean?
A. house
B. where a living being lives
c. what helps an animal survive
B. where a living being lives
Fiction stories and nonfiction text are written by a _____________ .
Author