Grammar
James and Dad were camping this weekend.
What is the helping verb in this sentence?
were
"My mom told me to go to the store."
What POINT OF VIEW is the sentence written in?
1st Person
Last week my family went to the park. There was trash on the ground. We told friends and neighbors. We all helped clean it up. Now the park looks nicer.
Why does everyone help clean up the park?
There is too much trash
"Let's drive to the park" said Mom. Joan said, "Driving cars can harm the Earth. Let's ride our bikes there instead." Mom liked Joan's plan for protecting the Earth.
What is the problem?
Driving cars harm the Earth
What type of story has real pictures, real events, and real people?
When he was 16, he took a solo bike trip. He rode alone across the United States.
Which two words are SYNONYMS?
Solo- Alone
First, you clean the table. Next, you lay out the food.
What POINT OF VIEW is this sentence written in?
2nd Person
Last week my family went to the park. There was trash on the ground. We told friends and neighbors. We all helped clean it up. Now the park looks nicer.
How do you think the writer feels about seeing trash at the park?
bad, he wants to help clean up
"Let's drive to the park" said Mom. Joan said, "Driving cars can harm the Earth. Let's ride our bikes there instead." Mom liked Joan's plan for protecting the Earth.
What is the solution?
They ride their bikes instead.
If a story is TRUE or happened in real life, what genre is it?
The dim sun hung like a nickel in the sky.
What two things does the author compare in this simile?
sun- nickel
My best friend lives next door. We play together every day.
What POINT OF VIEW is the sentence written in?
1st Person
Once upon a time, there was a princess who lived in a tower. She was so lonely until one day a brave knight came and set her free.
What is the author's purpose for writing this story??
To entertain
You get some money, but you spend it all and have nothing left. What can you do to gain control? You can make a budget to manage your money.
What is the problem?
You spent all the money and have nothing left
If a story was made up by an author and did not happen in real life, it is....
Fiction
The ice is as smooth as glass.
What two things does the author compare?
ice - glass
He walked up the hill and went to his friend's house.
What POINT OF VIEW is the sentence written?
3rd Person
Apollo was the ruler of the sun. Clytie loved to watch Apollo as he moved across the sky. She watched him so over that she became a sunflower. Even today, sunflowers turn to the sun.
Why does Clytie look up at the sky?
She loves to watch Apollo.
You get some money, but you spend it all and have nothing left. What can you do to gain control? You can make a budget to manage your money.
What is the solution?
You can make a budget.
What type of story has rhyming words, alliteration, stanzas, and rhythm?
Long ago, the city of Athens needed a patron, someone to watch over the city.
What does a patron do?
watch over the city
The girl and boy are siblings. They live on Mulberry Street. They are 8 years old.
What POINT OF VIEW is this written in?
The water in the ocean is always moving. The movement of the ocean waves can run a machine built to produce power. The waves move up and down inside the machine. They spin parts of the machine. The machine makes electricity.
What is the author's purpose for writing this story?
To inform you about ocean waves and electricity.
The girl's birthday party was coming up on Saturday. She wanted a swimming party. The weather man called for thunderstorms on Saturday. She knew she had to make a plan.
What is the problem?
The weatherman called for thunderstorms on Saturday
What type of story has been passed on through generations and was made up a long time ago??
Folktale