Note Catcher Habits: Fiction & Nonfiction
What is the first step when creating a note catcher?
Write your name, date, title, and genre.
What are the first 2 steps before answering a MCQ?
Highlight/circle keywords and create a prediction answer.
How many character inferences do we locate?
4
What is the R and A in RACCE?
Restate and Answer
If a story describes a character as having "a heart of gold", what is their character trait?
Generous, kind, or caring
What goes in the fiction the tool box? Nonfiction tool box?
F: CSPSLL, CM, CF, CP, and CT
NF: TTPOVMI, MI=CI --> 1-2 sentences
What are the POE codes?
NE (no evidence), TS (too specific), and TG (too general)
What is CT?
Character Trait= Personality
Context and Cite Evidence
When an author writes that a character is "on the fence" about joining the soccer team, it shows the character feels what?
Undecided, unsure, or conflicted
What goes on the right side of the fiction note catcher? Nonfiction?
F: CSPSLL
NF: TTPOVMI
What is include in your POA?
What is CM?
Character Motivation= Wants/ Desires
What is the E in RACCE?
Explain
In the sentence "The bad news was a bitter pill to swallow", the phrase means the news was what?
Hard to accept, hard to process, or hard to believe
What goes on the left side of the fiction note catcher? Nonfiction?
F: Character Inferences
NF: Subtitles and Teach
Why do we complete a POA first?
To have a clear, organized, evidence based response.
What is CF?
Character Feeling= Emotions
How many pieces of evidence should you include in a RACCE response?
2
If a character says "Let's touch base tomorrow", what does that mean?
Contact each other, check in, or talk
Will there always be every character inferences in each section?
NO
What should you do once you pick your answer?
Give a rationale/ tell us why that answer is correct
What is CP?
Character Perspective= Beliefs
How many sentences should a RACCE response be?
5-7 sentences
When an author describes a classroom as "a zoo", what does that mean?
Chaotic, wild, noisy, or out of control