Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea
A noun
A comparison using like or as
A simile
The people, animals, or figures that are in a story
Characters
Yesterday I eat a delicious pizza.
Yesterday I ate a delicious pizza.
What are the three purposes an author may write for?
To entertain, to persuade, and to inform
A word used to describe a noun
An adjective
A comparison that does not use like or as
A metaphor
Where and when the story takes place
Setting
Children should lisen to their grandparents like their parents done.
Children should listen to their grandparents like their parents did.
What is an interrogative sentence?
A sentence that asks a question
An action word
A verb
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
What happens in the story
Events or Plot
Last night i go to my favorite restrant with my grandparents.
Last night I went to my favorite restaurant with my grandparents.
What is a declarative sentence?
A sentence that makes a statement.
A word that describes an adjective or a verb
An adverb
Assigning human characteristics to non human objects
Personification
Problem or conflict
Do you want two go to the moviese with your grandparents.
Do you want to go to the movies with your grandparents?
What is the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs" an example of?
An idiom
A word that takes the place of a noun
A word used to represent a sound
Onomatopoeia
The main idea or moral to the story
Theme
Victor walked home by hisself in the poring rain.
Victor walked home by himself in the pouring rain.
What is the best day in the Nysmith school year?
Grandparents day