If the story is Fiction, what are the parts of a Plot
For a Fiction Story always think about Characters, Setting, Conflict, Climax, Resolution to name a few.
This is when two words sound the same but are spelled differently.
homophone
What should I do If I get stuck on a question?
1) Look at the What and Where of the question again.
2) Look at the story again. Look for Text Evidence
3) Flag it for review and come back to it.
Explain main idea:
It's what the section or selection is mostly about
How would you combine these sentences?
A tiger has stripes that help it blend in with it's habitat. It uses these stripes to survive.
A tiger has stripes that help it blend in with it's habitat, and it uses these stripes to survive.
Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym?
Antonym are words that are opposite of each other. such as fast and slow.
Synonyms are words that mean the same such as Happy and Joyful.
How do I make a answer document?
Draw 5 lines across and one down. Label the top with title, pov, genre, and Main Idea
True or False: When I'm done with all the questions, I will hit 'end test' and click submit
FALSE
I MUST raise my hand when I'm done and wait for teacher review before I hit "submit".
What should you do when you see a question with this:
Write a well-organized argumentative essay that uses specific evidence from the selections to support your answer.
Remember to —
• clearly state your central idea
• organize your writing
• develop your ideas in detail
• use evidence from the selections in your response
• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
Manage your time carefully so that you can —
• review the selections
• plan your response
• write your response
• revise and edit your response
Get out notebook paper and write your essay
When you see two passages and have to compare and contrast them, what do you have to think about?
You have to see what they have in common and their differences.
What does antonym mean?
Write the Main Idea for the story a Letter to Pro Products.
The team ordered a Slammer Jammer basketball to improve their shooting. When they got it, they discovered it did not. They asked for their money back and for the company to change their ad.
When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by underlining in the text where you found them and next to the question listing what paragraph you found your answer in. True or False?
True: This is a strategy for the READING STAAR
Non- Fiction Text Features
How could you use the title or headings of a book/text to predict the main idea?
The title or headings give you topics and clues of what the paragraph's main idea might be about.
What needs to be changed in this sentence?
My uncle Joe run in the boston marathon.
My Uncle Joe ran in the Boston Marathon.
If you read a text about the way rabbits survive in their environment.
What should you be thinking about (and taking notes on) as you read.....
Hint: Is it Fiction or Non-Fiction
Topic: The way rabbits survive
I know that topic would be considered Non-Fiction because its about real facts. I would be thinking and taking notes mostly about MAIN IDEA.
What are types of author's purpose?
PIE- Persudae, Inform, Entertain
When completing Reading STAAR test I can take a 3 minute brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False?
True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an opportunity to rest and refresh before a new story comes.
What is figurative language and how is it different from literal language?
Figurative language is a way of using words to create images or ideas that go beyond their literal meanings. It's different from literal language because literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses words in a more imaginative or creative way.
It was hard to tell the truth but the boy did anyways. His parents thanked him for his candor.
Using context clues, what does candor mean?
telling the truth
What are the five text structures
Description, Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect
What does it mean to infer?
What is an inference?
Take you what you already know and apply it to the story
To know and understand something(figure it out) without being told explicitly.
You have the whole day to work on the READING Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Take your time—no cell phones. Do your personal best! True or False?
True!
Can you give an example of a simile or metaphor that you've heard before?
Here are examples of both a simile and a metaphor:
For, and, nor, but, or ,yet