Creative Writing

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the theme of this story?  

• Eat your vegetables.
• Don't brag. Be modest. 
• Don't talk to strangers. 
• What does the fox say?

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these cannot be at the end of a sentence?

• ?
• .
• !
• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

How many lines does a haiku have?

• 1
• 3
• 5
• Any

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the structure of syllables in the lines of a haiku?

• 3 - 5 - 3
• 5 - 7 - 5
• 9 - 7 - 9
• 1 - 3 - 1

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a narrative?

• A story
• Poetry
• A biography
• A research project

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

_________________ means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.

• Chronological order
• Setting
• Dialogue
• Transition words

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dialogue is 

• Action at the end of the story
• The conversation between characters
• Authors point of view
• Chronological order

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the plot of a story?

• the events in a story (what happens)
• where the story takes place
• the characters in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9