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What are Key Words/Loaded Words?
What are a notebook, folder, pencil, and PATTERNs book?
When you go to the library, these are the two things you need to bring with you.
What is a pass and a purpose?
The formula for creating an inference is composed of these two parts.
What is evidence and prior knowledge?
These are some of the phrases that will let you know the question is expecting a CER response.
What are "use specific details" or "use direct evidence"?
The word choices that an Author makes when writing a story.
What is Diction?
This is your independent reading book. You need to read three of them every trimester!
What is a PATTERNs Book?
When scanning out a book from the library, do you use the barcode on the front of the book, or on the back of the book?
Mr. Menchel is handing back test grades and Bob frowns when he gets his. Make an inference about Bob's grade.
Bob did poorly on the test.
The essential information that should be included in your claim statement.
What are Book Title and Author's Name?
Information that a writer directly shares with their reader.
What is Explicit Information?
You might be missing a shoe if you forget one of these in Reading class.
What is a pencil?
This is the very first thing you do when you get to the library.
What is sign in (with my student ID)?
You see a student without a shoe on in Mr. Menchel's room. Make an inference about what that student forgot to bring to class.
A pencil.
You must ALWAYS include a citation after any quote you include in your writing. A proper citation is made up of these two pieces of information.
What is (Author's Last Name and Page Number)?
Information that is hinted at in a story.
What is Implicit Information?
After finishing an independent reading book, you need to complete one of these. You can find them in Big Shelf!
What are PATTERNs Forms?
This nautical creature reminds you where to return your books.
What is a Shark?
A student in Mr. Menchel's room is filling out a PATTERNs Form. Make an inference about this student.
This student just finished reading a book.
What are Paraphrase, Analysis, and Connection?
The deeper meaning of a story, which readers need to use inferences and critical thinking to uncover.
What is Subtext?
Mr. Menchel doesn't like to be handed things. For that reason, your homework, PATTERNs forms, and other class materials should be submitted where?
Quietly entering the library, using Alexandria to find what you're looking for, and checking out a book all by yourself are examples of this kind of library behavior expectation.
What is Self-Sufficiency (or Independence)?
You notice your friend's eyes are puffy and they seem to be sniffling a lot. Make an inference about your friend.
They were just crying/they are getting sick.
This punctuation mark is move to the end of your citation, instead of staying at the end of your quote.
What is a period?