2nd Grade Writing
What goes at the end of a sentence?
A PERIOD
The name of a book is called the _________ .
title
ai, oe, ow, oy, ie, ay, aw, etc.
What is a noun? Give an example.
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Examples: Ms. Rodden, Elliott Point, dog.
What does fiction mean?
made up story.
Name all the short vowels
A, E, I, O, U
A verb is an action.
Examples:hop, run, jump, walk, etc.
What are the 3 author's purposes we learned in class?
Persaude
Inform
Entertain
What are the 3 silent letters we learned?
kn, wr, mb
When should you capitalize in a sentence?
Months/days/holidays, I, Proper nouns, Titles, Beginning of Sentence
The theme of a story is?
What the author wants the reader to learn from the story (the lesson or message)
How many sounds does the ending -ED make? What are they?
3 SOUNDS, -ED, -T, -D
What is an opinion?
Opinion is what you or the authors thinks/feels/believes about a topic.
Name 3 nonfiction text features
Captions, diagrams, glossary, photographs, index, timeline, map, table of contents, headers, bold print, etc.
Name all the long vowels
A, E, I, O, U