Reading
Fiction or Non-Fiction?
A passage about a talking rabbit that goes on an adventure across the world
Fiction!
Find the editing error:
"Can we have more apple pie? asked John.
"Can we have more apple pie?" asked John.
What is imagery?
Helps you paint a picture in your mind using one of your 5 senses!
Which word best completes the sentence?
Sara was the _______ student in the whole class.
A. smartest
B. more smart
C. smartly
D. smarter
smartest
What word are you looking for to find your essay prompt?
Explain
Drama or Poem?
This text includes lines and stanzas. It may or may not rhyme. It has a rhythm or a beat when reading.
Poem
How would you revise this sentence?
The dog ran to the park, and the dog played at the park.
The dog ran to the park and played.
What does the question mean when it asks for the main idea?
What the story is mostly about.
Combine these two sentences into one sentence:
Sara wanted to go play outside.
It was raining.
Sara wanted to go play outside, but it was raining.
What do you NEED to have in your writing to get out of the 0 score?
Central Idea and Evidence
What is theme?
Theme is the moral or the lesson learned in a story
Name 2 errors in grammar in this sentence:
Dr. silva was very nice when I needed to get stitches
Dr. Silva was very nice when I needed to get stitches.
Capitalize Silva and add period at the end.
What does authors purpose mean?
The reason the author wrote the story.
Find the editing error:
Their going to go to work on Thursday and Friday at Taco Bell.
They're going to work on Thursday and Friday at Taco Bell.
What strategy should you use for your SCR?
Bonus: Say what it stands for!
R. restate
A. answer
C. cite evidence
E. explain your thinking
4 out of 5 dentists surveyed recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum.
Is this a fact or an opinion, why?
Opinion because it says what dentists think people should do.
What change needs to be made?
Jennifer want to play with her friends, but they were not home.
Change want to wanted.
Jamal was ecstatic when he saw the surprise party. His eyes widened, and he jumped up and down, shouting with joy.
What does the word "ecstatic" most likely mean?
A. Confused
B. Extremely happy
C. Sleepy
D. Nervous
B. Extremely happy
Which sentence uses the correct past tense verb?
A. She walk to school yesterday.
B. She walks to school yesterday.
C. She walked to school yesterday.
D. She walking to school yesterday.
She walked to school yesterday.
When planning your writing what is box 3 used for?
Central idea
(Box 1) Restate +Answer (Box 2)
What are text and graphic features used for?
Bonus: Give me an example of a text and graphic feature!
Text and graphic features are used to help readers understand the text better.
Read the sentence. What change, if any, should be made?
Yesterday, we went to the park and played on the swings.
A. Change went to go
B. Change played to play
C.Change the park to The Park
D. No change is needed
D. No change is needed
Describe 1st person Point of View and 3rd person Point of View
First person point of view is where the narrator is part of the story, so you hear only their thoughts and feelings. (I, ME, MY, WE)
Third person point of view is where the narrator is not part of the story, so you can hear and know all the characters feelings and thoughts. (HE, SHE, THEM)
Find the editing error: Hint* 2 errors
Billy and i like cinnamon rolls and chocolate milk to.
Capitalize I.
to --> too
List the different sections that make up your body paragraph in your essay. Hint: It's 4!
Topic Sentence, Evidence, Add Commentary, Link it back. (TEAL!)