jellybeans for giants
When George plants a jellybean in his garden, a giant beanstalk grows! He thinks there will be a giant at the top and sets off on an adventure to delivery jellybeans to the giant. Along the way he meets a friendly pixie, smelly troll, and sticky spider. When he finally meets the giant, he discovers that he has lost all of his jellybeans! How will George keep the giant from eating him?
story grammar
Main Character: the boy, George
Setting: outside on the beanstalk
Initiating Event: the boy planted a jellybean and grew a giant beanstalk
Feelings: excited
Plan: the boy wanted to find a giant and share his jellybeans with it
Action: the boy climbed the beanstalk where he met a friendly pixie, troll, and spider
Consequence: The boy found the giant but had lost all of his jellybeans. He found some that grew in pods on the beanstalk.
Ending: the boy and all of the magical creatures ate jellybeans together
summary (SWBST)
Somebody: George
Wanted: to share his jellybeans with a giant
But: he lost all of his jellybeans
So: he asked the giant to look into the green pods to see if there was something tasty inside
Then: the giant, George, and the other magical creatures enjoyed jellybean together
past tense verbs
thought, said, kept, heard, told, rose, ran, fell, held, made, put, shot, spun, saw, gave, found, brought, shook, came, called, poured, watered, cheered, heaved, filled, clambered, plucked, grinned, floated, whooped, complained, peered, approached, exclaimed, spotted, raised, stammered, boomed, sniffed, pulled, propelled, covered, seemed, looked, tiptoed, laughed, started, lifted, gaped, twinkled, shouted, cried, reached, gobbled, picked, gasped, tumbled, roared, opened, popped, climbed, feasted
plural nouns
jellybeans, treats, sweets, giants, footsteps, grumpkins, legs, eyes, pods, feet
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describing
jellybeans, pixie, troll, giant, dog, spider, caterpillar, pumpkin,
adjectives
breathtaking thought, ginormous, big people, loud, strong, fluffy, pink, small bite, purple fruit, horrible smell, large spoon, huge pot, fine grumpkin stew, hot gunk, thick, green, gangly legs, massive web, bright eyes, colorful sweets
synonyms
big, huge, giant, massive, large, ginormous, colossal, gargantuan, great, immense
hot, warm, blistering, blazing, boiling, roasting, scorching, flaming
small, tiny, little, mini, miniature, minute
bright, dazzling, shining, brilliant, vivid, beaming, sparkling, glittering, gleaming, glowing
antonyms
big/small, huge/tiny, hot/cold, thick/thin, massive/little, bright/dull, horrible/awesome, strong/weak, high/low, loud/quiet, quick/slow, in/out