Vocabulary #1
Person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun
The person who writes the story
What is the author
The people that are in the story
What are CHARACTERS
Only consists of 1 or 2 words; usually repeated within the story
What is TOPIC
Every sentence should start with a
CAPITAL LETTER
Describes the subject of the story
What is the TOPIC
What the story is mostly about
What is the Main Idea
The universal message the author wants you to get from the story
What is the theme
The time and place of a story
What is the SETTING
What is the 19th letter of the alphabet?
WHAT IS THE LETTER S
Friendships help people get through hard times. This is an example of _____
What is theme
True or False...
The topic will be a complete sentence
What is FALSE
The way a person acts, speaks and looks is known as their......
Characteristics/character traits
The struggle or problem the story
What is CONFLICT
Sing a nursery rhyme
Your choice
This helps to prove or back up the main ideas
What is SUPPORTING DETAILS/TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
The sequence of events that make up a story
What is PLOT
True of false
The theme is what the story is mostly about
FALSE
True or False
There can be more than one theme to a story
TRUE
Spell your name backwards
.....
Which is an example of a topic?
A. What goes around comes around
B. Fun and interesting
C. Birds in America
What is C.
Comparison of 2 things using like or as
What is a simile
When you make an educated guess on what will happen next in a story and you draw logical conclusions from the details
What is an inference
Which of the following is not an example of a theme?
A. Sharing things with friends builds strong relationships
B. A soldier coming home from World War I
C. Survival depends on the strength of your character
What is B
Walk backwards with your eye closed to the door
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