What are the three main parts of a story?
Characters, setting, plot
What is an opinion?
Belief or personal judgement
Find the position words in the sentence: We went over the fence and past the playground.
Over, past
Why is dialogue important to a story?
Tells the character's feelings, moves the story along, learn about anohter character
What goes before and after the speaker's words in dialogue?
Quotation Marks
What is dialogue?
Conversation between characters in a story
What is a fact?
Something known to be true or real
Tell your team how to go to from the back to the front of the class using at least 4 direction words
left, right, up, down, north, west, south, east
What are five linking words?
also, another, and, more, but, so, unlike, therefore, next, since, if, however
Why should your writing stay on topic?
Your writing will be more clear and more interesting
How can you organize informational writing (news report)?
Order of importance
What ending do you add to adjectives when comparing 3 or more nouns?
-est
What are the 4 most important pieces of information to tell for a news story?
Who, what, where, when
What is a process?
Series of actions or steps leading to a goal
What are the parts of a venn diagram?
The two things you compare and both in the middle
What ending do you add to an adjective when comparing 2 nouns?
-er
What does the main idea in a paragraph tell?
It tells what the paragraph is about.
How is a friendly letter different from a letter to your teacher?
Teacher is older, knows things you don't know, doesn't know everything about you, is not family/friend
What needs to be included in a friendly letter?
Date, greeting, body, closing, sign
What is spatial organization?
Organizing details from left to right or top to bottom
What is a paragraph?
A group of sentences telling about one topic
Where can you find a letter to the editor?
Newspapers, magazines
What is a friendly letter?
A letter written to family or a friend to share family news, personal information, good news
Directions need to be in order and tell ______
Where