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Parts of Speech
Main Idea
Parts of a Story
Idioms
Author's Purpose
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A person, place, thing, or idea

NOUN
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The crop that gives the most food to humans and animals in the United States is corn. Most of the corn grown is for use as animal feed. The farmers of the United States produce about one half of all the corn grown in the world. What is the main idea? a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals. b. Corn is grown all over the world. c. Corn is important as it is used for many things.
a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals.
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The people or animals in a story are called...

Characters.

100

Feeling under the weather.

Feeling sick

100

What does P.I.E stand for?

Persuade, inform, entertain

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A word that describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).

VERB

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One of the most welcome sights in the desert is the cactus. The cactus is a plant that can store large amounts of water. It has a thick, tough skin to keep the water in. There are many kinds of cacti. Some grow as tall as 50 feet. What is the main idea? a. The cactus grows in most parts of the world. b. The cactus is a beautiful-looking plant. c. The cactus is designed for storing water.
c. The cactus is designed for storing water.
200

Where and when  the story takes place is called...

The setting
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He let the cat out of the bag. 

Told the secret.

200

Explain what Inform means

to give information

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A word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.

ADJECTIVE

300
There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats can not run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly. What is the main idea? a. Bats are unusual mammals. b. Bats move by runnung and flying. c. Bats look like many other animals.
a. Bats are unusual mammals.
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A person who writes a story is called...

An author

300

Two heads are better than one!

Working together is better!

300

Explain what Persuade means

to convince someone 

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A word which usually describes a verb. it tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened. (Sometimes ends in -ly)

ADVERB

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Cats are popular house pets. Cats come in a variety of colors. Some cats have long hair and some have short hair. There are cats that have no tails. Cats can have eyes of many different colors. A cat can be solid color, more than one color, or striped. What is the main idea? a. Cats make the best house pet. b. Cats are very similar. c. There is much variety in the cat family.
c. There is much variety in the cat family.
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The events that happen in the story are called...

(Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution)

The plot

400

Zip your lips!

Be quiet!

400

Explain what Entertain means

to make the reader enjoy themselves

500

A word that replaces a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. (Ex: I, she, he, etc.)

PRONOUN

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Chocolate is a popular food. Today we think of it mainly as a candy. Years ago, it started out as a drink. All chocolate is made from the beans of the cacao tree. There are many steps to follow in turning cacao beans into the kind of chocolate we eat. What is the main idea? a. Making chocolate is a long process. b. Chocolate is high in vitamins. c. Chocolate has few uses.
a. Making chocolate is a long process.
500

A story map includes three parts: 

Beginning, middle & end

500

Break a leg!

Good luck!

500

A story about a talking elephant and a talking giraffe that become friends.

What is the author's purpose?

Entertain