How to Prepare for a Successful Discussion-Based Assessment
What is a DBA?
Discussion-Based Assessment
A ______________ is what an author is trying to prove to the reader about a topic. You can find the main idea in informational text by reviewing text features and identifying topic sentences and supportive details.
Main Idea
__________ is simply what a story is about.
Topic
What is the first step of writing a great summary of an informational text?
1. Read the text
Using a __________ and __________ will help you avoid immature writing.
Dictionary; Thesaurus
What is the first way you can prepare for a successful Discussion-Based Assessment?
Complete the review activities in each lesson.
__________ shows characters' personalities and moves the plot of a story forward.
Dialogue
__________ is the author's lesson or message about a topic.
Theme
What is the second step of writing a great summary of an informational text?
2. Divide the text into sections.
__________ are words that you hear everyday. They are commonly used words.
Lower scoring words
What is the second way you can prepare for a successful Discussion-Based Assessment?
View the GRADING RUBRIC to understand the expectations for your discussion.
__________ can help you identify a story's theme. A story's plot follows this basic pattern: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot structure
__________ are the details in a sentence or paragraph that help you identify the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Context clues
What is the third step of writing a great summary of an informational text?
Write a gist statement for each section.
__________ are words that are less common and more descriptive. Using these types of words will raise your language to a more mature level.
Higher scoring words
What is the third way you can prepare for a successful Discussion-Based Assessment AND what two items will you discuss?
__________ make text more interesting and understandable. They can take many forms. Examples include analogy, simple comparison, or category of comparison. Signal words can help you find them.
Text connections
__________ includes vivid word choices that add depth and flair to the meaning of your writing.
Mature Writing
What is the fourth step of writing a great summary of an informational text?
Make a paragraph from the gist statements and revise it.
What type of grade is your Module 1 Exam?
Summative grade
What is the fourth way you can prepare for a successful Discussion-Based Assessment AND describe what you do in this process.
After your call, go to 01.11 Discussion-Based Assessment. Type the date of your DBA
and list three ideas you discussed with your instructor. Write in complete sentences.
__________ affects interpretation of a story. In reading a narrative, readers develop their own ideas about the characters and setting. In a dramatic __________, the actors and director apply their own interpretations.
__________ are obvious from the words, while __________ meanings are suggested.
Explicit meanings; Implicit meanings
What is the fifth step of writing a great summary of an informational text?
Proofread your summary for spelling and grammar issues.
When is your Module One Exam due? Include: Day, Date and Time
Friday, September 18th at 11:59pm