Definitions
What is theme?
The main message, lesson or moral of the text.
Give an example of a contraction.
Teacher choice!
What's wrong with this sentence?
In 2024, a 4th grade class at Castleman Creek Elementary.
Incomplete
Only the subject
Needs a predicate
Did what?
What fiction genre has events that could actually take place?
Realistic Fiction
What are these examples of?
-Sometimes things aren't what they seem.
-Respect other's opinions, even if you don't agree.
-Perserverance is key when facing life's challenges.
Common themes in fiction
What is the resolution or conclusion?
The ending of a story or piece of writing.
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, hop, jump, etc.
Correct this sentence using a conjunction:
We ate all the pizza we still were hungry for more.
We ate all the pizza, but we still were hungry for more.
In which fiction genre might we find talking animals?
Fantasy
What are the three types of author's purpose?
Persuade (convince)
Inform (explain)
Entertain
What is introduction?
The beginning of a story or piece of writing.
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation
Correct this sentence:
Were going to us the money to buy a video game.
We’re going to use the money to buy a video game.
In which genre can we find stanzas, rhyming, and lines?
Poetry
This is when/where the story takes place.
The setting
What is an inference?
A guess using background knowledge and the text.
A theme can be inferred from a story.
Would you find "rising actions" near the beginning, after the beginning but before the climax, between the climax and the resolution, or at ending (resolution) of a story?
Rising actions occur after the beginning (setting/characters), but before the climax.
Correct this sentence:
Miles, sam, and me have ben saving our allowance
Miles, Sam, and I have been saving our allowance.
What part of a story is this an example of?
-It was a dark, stormy night as Mike and Sara began their walk home.
Setting
What point of view is a text that uses: I, me, my, we, us
First Person Point of View
What is a context clue?
Hints or clues found within a passage that can help the reader to understand the meaning(s) of new words.
What acronym can you use to help you write a professional written response to a question?
RACE
Correct this sentence:
me builded a sand castle on the shore?
I built a sandcastle on the shore.
In which genre can we find an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution?
Fiction or Nonfiction?
Fiction
How do you spell the name of the planet that Mr. Simper is from?
Xerxes