Fiction
What does fiction mean?
It's based on something not real!
What does nonfiction mean?
It means it's based on something REAL!
What type of plan would you make for an essay and for a narrative?
Essay- box and bullet
Narrative- DFEATS
What should you do while you're reading the text?
Stop and think about what you're reading and annotate as you read!
What is a noun?
What text features do fiction stories have?
Fiction stories have characters, a setting, dialogue, a problem and a solution.
What text features does non fiction have?
In which type of writing would you use dialogue?
Narrative
If you get to a question that you don't know the answer to, what should you do?
Skip it and come back, or GO BACK TO THE TEXT AND REREAD
What is an adjective?
Describing word
What is the lesson or moral of a story called?
Theme
What is the structure of this text
There had been seventy-five million buffalo on the plains. Now there were three hundred left in the wild. So Roosevelt established the National Bison Range in Montana and made it illegal to shoot buffalo. Thanks to Roosevelt, the orange calf in Montana romped with other calves and her her grew in numbers.
1. Cause and Effect
2. Problem and Solution
3. Description
Problem and Solution
True or False- In an essay we only copy the text's words as evidence.
False: we can use text evidence as well as our own words to support our big claim!
When you think you're done with the test...what should you do?
Reread the text, check all answers by finding your answers in the text!!! Retake the test with that extra time!
What is a verb?
What is figurative language? Give an example.
Figurative language is when the words don't mean exactly what they say.
Metaphors, similes, personification
Think about the text "Spiders". Decide which sentence below is the main idea, and which 3 sentences are details.
Spider skin does not stretch, so a spider must molt as it grows.
The spider needs to rest until its new skin hardens.
Their hard skin is like a skeleton the wear on the outside.
Spiders have amazing skin that is very different from human skin.
Main Idea: Spiders have amazing skin that is very different from human skin.
Details:(These all prove the main idea)
1) Spider skin does not stretch, so a spider must molt as it grows.
2) The spider needs to rest until its new skin hardens
3) Their hard skin is like a skeleton the wear on the outside.
Correct the following text. There are 12 errors.
The little girl lookt up and shouted Wait for me and then her mother answered dont worry, i will.
The little girl looked up and said, "Wait for me!" Then her mother answered, "Don't worry, I will."
True or False: It's totally okay to leave questions blank on CMAS if you don't know them.
False. Never leave a question blank! Use that time wisely so you can answer every single question.
Give an example of a sensory detail
What is a summary?
A summary tells the most important parts of a text, in your own words, and it doesn't include every single detail.
Read the following excerpt. What is the author's point of view about Bt corn?
Planting Bt corn has increased both profit and productivity on my farm and farms around the world... The savings to farmers are passed on to people who buy the corn.
The author's point of view is the Bt corn is GOOD.
Which quote would make more sense in an essay about how technology helps scientists? WHY?
"By looking into microscopes we have even learned what is inside of our cells..."
"The light microscopes you use in school are not as powerful and do not show many details."
"When we look at the mold on the strawberry under an electronic microscope, it resembles a bunch of grapes."
"By looking into microscopes we have even learned what is inside of our cells..."
because it talks about how microscopes HELPED scientists learn something new.
What's the most important goal when reading any text?
UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT!!! Not just rushing through it all.
Correct this quote:
The text LaRue for Mayor says As a longtime resident, I must decry the wave of anti-dog hysteria sweeping over the city.
The text "LaRue for Mayor" says, "As a longtime resident, I must decry the wave of anti-dog hysteria sweeping over the city."