Definitions
What is theme?
The main message, lesson or moral of the text.
What are these: " "
Quotation Marks
Correct this sentence:
We didn’t do nothing for my birthday this year.
We didn’t do anything for my birthday this year.
In what genre type can we find text features?
Informational Text
What are the five types of text structures?
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Description
Cause and Effect
What is conclusion?
The ending of a story or piece of writing.
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, hop, jump, etc.
Correct this sentence:
We ate all the pizza we still were hungry for more.
We ate all the pizza, but we still were hungry for more.
OR
We ate all the pizza. We still were hungry for more.
Argumentative
What are the three types of author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is introduction?
The beginning of a story or piece of writing.
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation
Correct this sentence:
Were going to us the money to buy a video game.
We’re going to use the money to buy a video game.
In which genre can we find stanzas and lines?
Poetry
This is when/where the story takes place.
The setting
What is an inference?
A guess using background knowledge and the text
What acronym can you use to help you revise?
ARMS
Correct this sentence:
Miles, sam, and me have ben saving our allowance
Miles, Sam, and I have been saving our allowance.
In which genre can we find stage directions, a setting and acts?
Drama
What point of view is a text that uses: I, me, my, we, us
First Person Point of View
What is a context clue?
Hints or clues found within a passage that can help the reader to understand the meaning(s) of new words.
What acronym can you use to help you edit?
CUPS
Correct this sentence:
me builded a sand castle on the shore?
I built a sandcastle on the shore.
In which genre can we find an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution?
Fiction
True or False: You should complete the STAAR as fast as possible.
False: It is more important to do your best, take your time, and use your strategies.