Check-in Basics
How many passages will be on the check-in?
3
What do we call the "moral" or "lesson to be learned" in a literature/fiction text?
Theme
How many nonfiction text structure are there?
5
What can we use to find the meaning of unknown words in a text?
Context Clues
What is something that you should do the morning of the check-in?
How long should you spend on each passage to read it and answer the eight questions?
20 minutes
What do you call a logical guess based on your schema and what the text states?
an inference
How many details are needed to support a main idea?
3
What is a simile?
When an author compares two things using "like" or "as"
Name 2 strategies when answering questions...
Read all answer choices, eliminate wrong answers, "plug and chug" your answers
What do you call the level 3 DOK type of questions?
THE BEAST!
When describing a character in a fiction story, we usually say they do what throughout the story?
Change from the beginning to the end of the story.
What type of text uses dates in order or mentions people or events from the past?
Historical Text
What is a metaphor?
When an author claims that somethings "is" or "was" something else. The author does not use "like" or "as"
What should you do after reading each passage and answering questions before moving to the next passage?
Make sure your answers on your screen match what's on your paper.
Of the three levels of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) which level of questions is the majority of the check-in?
DOK 2
How many fiction passages will you have on the check-in?
1
What does an author use to support their claim or point?
Reasons and evidence
Name three examples of context clues an author might use:
definition, example, synonym, antonym, root words, prefixes, suffix
What should you do if you are stuck on a question and you're really not sure of the answer?
"Flag" it and go back to it later
What do you call the questions where you have to drag boxes for the answer you have chosen?
Enhanced questions
What do we call the words that describe a character in a text? (hint: not adjectives)
character traits
Where are you likely to find the main idea of a text?
In the first sentences or stated at the end of a text
In the following word, name the root word: unfaithfulness
faith
Name two things the author could do to words in the text for it grab our attention so we notice it?