Parts of Speech
A _______________________ is a word used to express an action or a state of being. A ____________________may be more than one word (when it includes helping verbs or auxiliaries). This is called a _____________________phrase.
Verb
A_______________________ is a word or phrase that shows the relationship between two words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank. The relationship may give information about time, reason, agreement/disagreement, or order of events.
Preposition
A _______________________ is a word that is used to take the place of a noun. They make sentences shorter and easier to say. A _______________________ is a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse(e.g., she, it, this ).
Pronoun
What is the definition of "Theme"
The message or lesson of the story.
What is the definition of "Topic"
One word or short phrase that describes a subject/ broad idea the story is about.
An _______________________ is a word or phrase that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another _______________________. Sometimes it is used to modify a conjunction, preposition, or infinitive verb. Most (but not all) end in “ly”.
Adverb
An_______________________ is a word that expresses a strong feeling or command. They have no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.
Interjection
An _______________________ is a word or phrase that is used to modify a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
The author will directly tell the theme to the audience.
False
What is the definition of "Main Idea"
What the story is mostly about. A one-sentence summary.
A _______________________ is a word used to express a thing. So, it is possible for a ______________________to express a person, place, object (living and non-living), feeling, idea, or quality.
Noun
A_______________________ is a word that shows the relationship between its object and some other word in a sentence.
Conjunction
Is this a Theme, Topic, or Main Idea?
Honesty
Topic
List all of the elements that should be removed from the following theme statment.
The film Grown Ups directed by Dennis Dugan suggests that Adam Sandler's character "Lenny" should enjoy the simple details in life.
Bonus Points for explain why
"Adam Sandler's character "Lenny" should"
Is this a Theme, Topic, or Main Idea?
“In the novel The Hunger Games, author Suzanne Collins warns readers that entertainment can come at the cost of human suffering."
Theme (statement)
List all of the elements that should be removed from the following theme statment.
In the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by ------, the central theme is things like mistakes and consequences are all apart of the learning process.
Bonus points for explaination
"things like" and "all"
Main Idea or Theme Statement - How do you know?
Despite his first office appearance alongside the Avengers in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland's Peter Parker has to learn to balance his schoolwork and prove his worth to Tony Stark.
Main Idea
- one sentence
- full of specific character detials like names and plot points
- does not mention the author/ director
Main Idea or Theme Statement - How do you know?
In the story Outsiders, author S. E. Hinton warns readers that labels do not tell the full story of a person's character,
Theme Statement
- Title and author's name included
- No specific story details (character names or plot points)
- universal