STAAR Strategies
What does the "S" stand for in SMART Strategies
Scan the passage and get an idea about what it's about and what genre it is.
What does "selection" mean?
What is the "selection" mainly about?
The entire story/article
His fur shined black as night. What is this an example of?
simile
Where can I find the meaning of an important word?
Glossary
Effect: Mrs. Shields ran to the office.
What was the cause?
Answers will vary
Which strategy helps us remember what each paragraph is about?
Add notes about each paragraph, GIST statements
What does "narrative" mean?
Written like a STORY
It's never going to stop raining!
Hyperbole
What is the writing under a photograph?
Caption
What is an example of a Language Of Discipline word for Poetry.
Stanza, Rhyme, Haiku, Free Verse, etc...
What are the 1st and 2nd things you do when you see a POETRY passage?
Read it and number every line.
Conclude?
Infer?
What can you decide based on what you read, what do you know id going to happen.
The cat was a shadow when it stalked its prey.
metaphor
Where would I look to find the chapter on dogs?
Table of Contents
Give me an example of an Ethical problem that citizens face when dealing with community problems.
vary
What does "SMART" stand for?
S - Scan the passage
M - Map the text features
A - Add notes
R -Return to the passage for evidence
T- Try out all answer choices
Theme
Big Idea, Main Idea, Lesson Learned
BAM!
Onomatopoeia
In a book about weather, where could I find the pages about thunder?
Index
What goes at the end of an exclamatory sentence? Why would you use one of these?
What is an exclamation mark or exclamation point? To show excitement.
What should you do after you read each question?
Magic Box!! Cover the answer choices and come up with your own answer in your head.
Summarize
Tell the most important parts of the story, leaving out small details.
Sally sat sideways on the sidewalk
Alliteration
What helps the reader know when events happened?
Timeline
When writing dialogue, what do we do to show that someone has started speaking?
quotation marks