ELA Fables, Folktales, Poems, Dramas

What is one way to retell a story?

• Somebody

  Wanted

  But

  So

  Then

• Tell every single detail you read

• Just tell the end

• Re-read the story

When retelling a story using

Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

what is the "but" part?

• the main character

• what they wanted

• the problem

• how it ends

Authors write a story to....... Pick all that apply

• teach a lesson

• entertain

• inform

• because they have to

The setting is _____________

• the main idea

• the words the characters say

• the main character

• where the story takes place

A linear story __________

• goes in order

• has flashbacks in time

• jumps to the future

What is the author's message?

• the words they say

• the overall idea the author is trying to share

• the setting

• the main characters

Rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration are all features of a _________

• poem

• folktale

• fable

• fairytale

Who is Aesop?

• an artist

• a character in a play

• an author of fables

• a poet

A fable is_________

• a made up story that teaches a lesson

• a non-fiction story that teaches a lesson

• a biography

• a poem

What are some characteristics of a fable? Pick all that apply.

• the characters are usually animals

• usually takes place outside

• they are really scary

• they have rhyme and rhythm

• they have a lesson or moral