little taco truck
Little Taco Truck serves up tasty tacos to the hungry workers on Union Street. One day, Miss Falafel shows up with her baked pita bread and crunchy chickpea fritters, and parks in his space! The next day, Miss Falafel is there again, and this time she's brought her friends. Little Taco Truck is worried people like their food more than his tacos. More trucks arrive the following day and there's no space left for Little Taco Truck. The next day he uses his voice to advocate for himself and discovers there is enough room for everyone!
story grammar
Main Character: Little Taco Truck
Setting: the big city on Union Street
Initiating Event/Problem: other food trucks park on Little Taco Truck's street and there was no room for him to park
Feelings: surprised, worried, sad
Plan: Little Taco Truck planned to be the first one in the city so he could get to his spot first
Action: Little Taco Truck parked in his spot that night and fell asleep
Consequence/Solution: when the other trucks arrived the next morning, Little Taco Truck spoke to the other food trucks about parking in his spot
Ending: the other trucks apologized for not making room for him and made sure to make room for him and all new trucks from that day on
summary (SWBST)
Somebody: Little Taco Truck
Wanted: to sell tasty tacos to the workers on Union Street
But: other food trucks took his parking spot
So: he spoke to them about his parking spot
Then: the other trucks made room for Little Taco Truck to park everyday
past tense verbs
loved, arrived, surprised, tried, floated, rumbled, hoped, worried, returned, startled, blinked, puffed, cried, swished, hatched, parked, shouted, inched, crowded, asked, cheered, tooted, sighed, lined, said, brought, crept, drove, thought, fell, read, knew, made
plural nouns
tacos, workers, fritters, sandwiches, friends, tires, trucks, wipers, lights, tables, signs
describing
taco, giraffe, lion, alligator, truck/car, lobster, gelato
adjectives
busy corner, big city, tasty tacos, hungry workers, little truck, delicious falafel sandwiches, crunchy chickpea fritters, big truck, bright yellow truck, warm cornbread sandwiches, shiny new truck, tiny space, pink truck, quiet city
compare & contrast
taco & sandwich, lion & cat, lobster & crab, truck & train, gelato & popsicle
antonyms
big/small, tasty/yucky, hungry/full, little/large, delicious/gross, crunchy/soft, warm/cold, shiny/dull, new/old, tiny/huge, bright/dark, quiet/loud, love/hate, shout/whisper, crowded/empty