Nouns?

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personplace

thing

naming wordsas in subject

action wordsas in predicate

Do the sentences have:

characters

setting

story goal

Does my story have . . .

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snow boarder

Matt

frog

another snow boarder

Sam

confused boy

Bobby

twins

Kim Kelly

Cool Kids

Dave Juan

Raiden

Amanda

musical girl

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outer space

haunted house

mountain

Africa

India

a city

USA

Pakistan

up North

a river

Earth

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a rocket

a clock

scarecrow

a box

bubbles

spider

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stars shooting star

sports gear

truck

magic

sign

flower

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walking

eating

jumping

jumping for joy

flying

swimming

kicking

jumping

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Character: An artist

How do you know?

Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: A business man

Probably

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: A gardener

How do you know?

Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: A builder

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: basketball player

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: skateboarder

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: in-line skater

How you know?

Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: a traveler

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: shark

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: cartoon penguin

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: predator owl

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: little chick

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Describe this character with words, not a picture.

Character: cartoon owl

How do you know?

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Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a desertc) a boring room with no details

Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a desertc) a boring room with no details

Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a desertc) a hill

Is this setting:a) a lake surrounded by treesb) a desertc) a room with a clock

Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a desertc) a boring room with no details

Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a rainforestc) a boring room with no details

Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a mountainc) a stage

Is this setting:a) a stageb) a rainforestc) an outdoor snow scene

Is this setting:a) a rainforestb) a desertc) a snow scene

Is this setting:a) an oceanb) a desertc) a piece of bubblegumd) did you ever think we would get to the ocean?

Is this setting:a) a wallb) an outdoor scenec) a scene with grassd) all of the abovee) none of the abovef) did you think we were going to see the ocean again?

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The characters want something because of a problem in the story.

Every story has a problem and a solution. When the characters get what they

want, that is the solution!

Problem

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solutionproblem

happy

The characters want to be happy because a problem is solved at the

end of the story.

I'm glad that all worked out for the best!

Jack and Jill needed a pail of water.

Humpty Dumpty wanted to be put back together again.

Did this rhyme have a happy ending?

What did the Three Little Pigs want?

What did Little Red Riding Hood want? What was the story goal?

What did the characters want in the story of the Three

Bears?

The story goal is what the characters want!

When the characters get what they want, that is the

solution in the story.

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