4th Grade
mcas writing
mcas writing
What are the steps to writing an essay? Hint 4 steps
1.restate the prompt (topic sentence)
2. Cite evidence from the text using text talkers
3. Explain your evidence proving it relates to your topic sentence.
4. Sum up your ideas in a closing sentence
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
Find the noun.
A.) run
B.) Shelly
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) Shelly
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as
Example of a noun.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
A. Tom the barber.
Tom is a proper noun.
Barber is a thing.
What are the two types of narrative writing on the mcas test.
1. Retell the story from a characters point of view
2. Write and ending to the story about what will happen next
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing.
What is the problem and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
Choose the hyperbole.
A.) The kite soared like an eagle.
B.) Bang went the hammer.
C.) The sun shines like a diamond.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
Example of a verb.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
Ran is the verb.
What word tells you that you are writing a narrative.
Write a (story)
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
About 5 sentences
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
What is Alliteration?
Phrase which each word starts with the same letter/sound.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
Quickly
What word will tell you that you are citing evidence and explaining it (using RACE)
ESSAY
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent
Choose the Alliteration:
A). Yellow Yoyos Are Cool.
B). Darcy Duck Took Debbie Deviled Eggs.
C). Peter Panda Passed Perry the Platypus Yesterday.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Sam cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big
What are the steps to using RACE?
Restate
Answer
Cite
Evidence
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
What is personification?
Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
I saw the cat climb a tree.
I
Every STORY should include what?
beginning middle and end
How do you make this word plural
Penny
Change the y to an I and add es
PENNIES
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What form of figurative language is the following phrase?
It's raining cats and dogs.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
B.) Idiom
Example of conjunction.
A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.
B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.
C). Harry went to platfrom 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.