Themes in Short Stories
I told my best friend Rick that I pulled a prank on my sister. She was so mad to find paint inside her shampoo bottle. I told Rick not to say a word when she asked us about the shampoo bottle.
Rick thought that my sister was pretty cute and so when she asked who put paint inside her shampoo bottle, Rick said: "it was your brother who pulled a fast one."
Betrayal
"I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you." -Pocahontas
Love
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
This pop superstar released the 2023 concert film The Eras Tour, featuring songs from all her musical “eras.”
Taylor Swift
This operation is the opposite of multiplication.
Division
Georgia decided to take a sewing class but felt very frustrated when she couldn't sew a straight line on the first day.
Even though she felt frustrated she continued to go to class week after week. By the last week of class, she was able to create a rectangular pillow for her bed.
Perserverance
"We didn't even realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun." — Winnie The Pooh
Friendship
This word describes an action or a state of being.
This streaming service is home to hits like Stranger Things, Wednesday, and The Crown.
Netflix
This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”
Mars
Even though Greg had been looking forward to his best friend's party for over a month, he knew his grandma would really love to see him, especially since she was sick.
It was a tough decision knowing that all his friends were going to be at the party, but he said: "it's not like this is the last party I'll ever be invited to" and so he went to go see his grandma.
Family
“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.” – The Lion King
Learn from your mistakes
In the sentence “She quickly ran home,” this word is the adverb.
Quickly
This animated movie about a pink plastic doll breaking free from perfection became a huge hit in 2023.
Barbie
This U.S. document, signed in 1776, announced America’s independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
One minute we were goofing around and having fun and the next thing I knew Hank's body flew over the top of the cliff. His fingers grasped to a railing, desperately crying for help. A fall at this height could be fatal.
My heart pounded through my chest and fear ran through my veins as I pulled him up as hard as I could.
Courage
"Even miracles take a little time." -- Fairy Godmother (Cinderella)
Be patient
This type of clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and usually begins with words like because, when, or although.
Dependent clause
This Marvel superhero, played by Tom Holland, tries to balance high school life with fighting crime in New York City.
Who is Spider-Man?
This punctuation mark is used to show possession or a contraction, as in it’s or John’s book.
What is an apostrophe?
"I don't want a new baby brother!" whined Kim. She couldn't believe that she would have to share everything with him. This did not sound fun at all
"You will have to look out for him and teach him new things." mom said. "That is true," said Kim. "Maybe it won't be that bad after all."
Acceptance
"Happiness is the richest thing we will ever own." -- Donald Duck
Be Cheerful
Identify the error: “Him and I went to the store.”
He and I
This artist’s hit song “Flowers” became an anthem of self-love and independence in 2023.
Miley Cyrus
Solve this riddle: I’m found in math and in language too — I can end a sentence or mark a decimal point. What am I?
What is a period?