Meaning Statements
the topic, text teaching and authors point of view is important to this genre
what is informational
unpacking the prompt is the first box of this 4-squared paper
what is a writing plan
when answering multiple choice questions you use this strategy to help you think about each answer choice
what is the keep / slash strategy?
what is the Emancipation Proclamation?
you should do this before you turn in any work
what is double checking my answers?
the literal meaning is important to this genre
what is poetry?
this should go at the end of any complete sentence or thought
what is a punctuation mark?
when answering multiple choice questions, you should cover the answer choices and think about the answer to the question
what is coming up with your own idea?
In April 1861, the war between the states begins with the battle at Fort Sumter
what is the Civil War?
what is the purpose of journal entries?
to describe events over time from a specific perspective
what is character FAST
when writing stories, you should use this strategy to help you use descriptive language
what is show vs. tell writing strategy?
Part A and Part B questions should ..
what is match
This battle was a turning point in the Civil War that ended with the Union coming out victorious
what is the Battle at Gettysburg?
what does point of view mean?
what is describing someone's feelings, actions, sayings and thoughts about a situation or event
you find this by reading the last few paragraphs, you can find this in informational text
what is authors point of view
when writing a diary/journal entry, you should think about
characters FAST
this strategy helps when you don't know a meaning of a word, you look for clues in or around the unknown word
what is context clues
When the South left the Union they started their own country. what key term describes the South leaving the union
what is secede?
this type of writing allows you to write a story from another person's perspective using character FAST
what is narrative writing?
what is a meaning statement and its purpose?
it is a tool to capture our thoughts about the text. it helps us to think deeply about what we read and use it as a tool to answer questions
to get a 3 on my narrative writing I must:
answer all parts of the prompt, use descriptive language, answer the prompt accurately, use proper punctuation
the authors point of view, lesson learned and deeper meaning are similar to this common word in multiple choice questions
what is theme/moral?
what was the main cause of the civil war?
what is a disagreement about slavery
how do you find cause and effect of something?
1. pick an event / situation
2. what happens first is the cause,
3. what happens second is the effect