What Graphic Organizer Do I Use?
Opinion Writing
T.R.E.E.
This one happens in order of a timeline
Chronological Order
Finish the set:
Both ..... ___ .....
Both ..... and....
Charlie found a golden tickets!
Charlie found a golden TICKET!
Break a leg!
Wishing someone good luck
Yes let's do it.
Yes, let's do it.
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
Using pronouns I/Me/My
First person
When words are spelled the same but different pronunciations and meanings.
Homographs
What is the meaning of this prefix:
Co-
with; together
What are you looking for to support a topic or an opinion?
Text Evidence
Informational
T.I.D.E. or RACE
This is talking about an issue and how to fix it
Problem/Solution
Finish the set:
Neither ..... ___ .....
Neither ..... nor .....
Double Points:
I had danced at the ball tomorrow.
I WILL DANCE at the ball tomorrow.
It was raining cats and dogs.
It was raining hard.
Let's buy apples bananas and oranges.
Let's buy apples, bananas, and oranges.
How many paragraphs should be in a 5th-grade essay?
You should write at least 3 paragraphs, but 5 would be better.
Using pronouns he/she/it
Third person
Words spelled differently but pronounced the same
Homophones
What is the meaning of this suffix:
-able
can do it
What three things should you check in your essay before saying it is done?
Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Narrative Text
S.C.E.N.E.
An action happens and what happens after it.
Cause/Effect
Finish the set:
Either ..... ___ .....
Either ..... or
When I saw the dinosaur, I was running for the door.
When I saw the dinosaur, I RAN for the door.
Let's call it a day.
stopping for the rest of the day
Double Points:
The team is doing well but I think they're going to lose.
The team is doing well, but I think they're going to lose.
What marks go around dialogue?
" Quotation Marks "
Who is the point of view character in a narrative text?
The Main Character
Homograph or Homophone:
Been/Bin
Homophone
What is the meaning of this root word:
-dict-
to say
Double Points:
What are two things you need in your PLOT to make your narrative story complete? (Hint, it is not characters or setting)
Conflict and Climax/Solution
Double Points:
Summary
SWABST (Someone Wanted A But So Then)
When you are looking at how things are both the same and different
Compare/contrast
Finish the set:
Whether ..... ___ .....
Whether ..... or
No, I didn't want to go to the store.
No, I don't want to go to the store.
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Fixing one problem only to face a worse one.
My family is moving to Seattle Washington.
My family is moving to Seattle, Washington.
What goes along with a topic sentence or opinion statement to make your audience interested in what you're writing?
A Hook
Using Pronouns you/we/us
Second Person
Homograph or Homophone:
Bat/Bat
Homograph
What is the meaning of this prefix:
Syn-
The same
What do you call words that you use when switching paragraphs or telling a sequence of events?
Transition words
Compare/Contrast
Venn Diagram
Looks like a word bubble giving traits of a topic
Descriptive Writing
Finish the set:
Not only ..... ___ .....
Not only ... but also...
Let's go for a picnic, Jessica said.
"Let's go for a picnic," Jessica said.
You act like you have ants in your pants.
You're squirming and wiggling.
Dear Mr. Henshaw I have been doing good.
Dear Mr. Henshaw, I have been doing good.
A kind of detail in a story that makes you feel like you're there.
sensory details
Who is the narrator of an information or opinion text?
The author.
Homograph or Homophone:
See/Sea
Homograph
Double points:
What is the meaning of this root word:
-photo-
Light
What kind of source is it when the person who witnessed an event talks about it?
Primary Source