progress - moving toward a goal or development

anxious - worried; concerned; nervous

cozy - snuggly, warm, and comfortable

trapeze - a short, horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes that acrobats can fly or swing from; usually at a circus

negative - harmful, unpleasant, not positive

leapfrog - a children's game in which players vault over each other's stooped backs

gills - organs that allow fish to breathe underwater

Story Elements: Plot & Theme

Plot is the series of events that make up a story; the beginning, middle, and end as well as all the events in between. 

Theme is the message or "big idea" of the story that the author wishes the reader to learn by the ending. 

Search for these skills to practice within the iXL website/app (if available) by typing the green code into the iXL search box:

Grade 2 Activities (Used for remediation)

Reading: P.1 Order events in a story 5YL

R.1 Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales VES

BB.1 Put the sentences in order 5SF

Grade 3 Activities (Used for practice & strengthening)

Reading: G.1 Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 7T9

I.1 Determine the order of events in informational texts ZXC

I.5 Match problems with their solutions T8Y

I.6 Identify text structures UYA

Grade 4 Activities (Used for enrichment)

Reading: B.1 Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 6PW

I.1 Identify story elements SRQ

D.1 Determine the order of events in informational texts 99D

D.5 Identify text structures HR6