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Parts of Speech
Parts of a Story
Writing
Context Clues
100
A person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.
What is a noun.
100

The people or animals that act out the story.

Who are the characters.

100

What does a complete sentence require

Capital letter, subject, verb, and punctuation.

100
We all wanted to visit Grandfather. Mother, Father, and I got in the car. We ____________ to grandfather's house. We had a good time with him all afternoon. a. ran b. drove c. crossed
b. drove
200
A word that describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).
What is a verb.
200
The time and the place of the story.
What is the setting.
200

Why does this sentence not make sense?

The girl write a story. 

How can we fix it? 

It does not follow subject verb agreement.

The girls write a story. 

The girl writes a story. 

200
I raced with my friend. We started together. We both ran very fast. This time she _____________ first. I said, "you win!" a. began b. fell c. finished
c. finished
300
A word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.
What is an adjective.
300

The person who writes the story and the person who draws the pictures for the story.

What is the author and the illustrator.

300

What steps do we take when we write?

Brainstorm (graphic organizer), Draft, edit, revise, publish. 

300
I am in a hurry in the morning. I eat a small breakfast. I am busy at lunchtime. I do not eat much. I am hungry at night. I eat a big __________. a. breakfast b. dinner c. lunch
b. dinner
400
A word which usually describes a verb. it tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.
What is an adverb.
400
The events that happen in the story.
What is the plot.
400

How can we revise this sentence? 

He ate a donut.

Add detail

How did he eat his donut? Can we describe what the donut looked like?

He slowly ate a raspberry jam donut inside a restaurant.  

400
There are so many people in the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell cloths. I like the merchants who sell toys best. What is a merchant? a. people who sell things b. people who buy things c. people who throw things
a. people who sell things
500
A word used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. (Ex: I, you, he, etc.)
What is a pronoun.
500

The message that is in the story or what the story is about.

What is the theme.

500

How can we organize a story?

Introduction (Grab the readers attention. Begin telling the story), body paragraphs (which may include a problem and how characters fix the problem) and, conclusion (wrapping up what has happened and reach an end). 

500
The police officer held her hand out. The cars halted. The children crossed the street. Then the police officer waved her hand. All the cars started to move again. What does the word halted mean? a. started b. stopped c. moved quickly
b. stopped