Fiction
Non-Fiction
Writing Skills
Passage Skills
Test Taking Strategies
100

What is your annotation focus for Fiction?

4C's and Theme

100

What is your annotation focus for non-fiction?

Subclaims and Author's claim

100

What does AEZEZ stand for?

Argument, Evidence, Zoom out, Evidence, Zoom out

100

What are my first three before I read?

Genre, topic, annotation focus
100

This is what I should do If I am struggling with a question for too long 

Skip ahead and mark the question so I can return later

200

Name the 4C's!

Conflict, Characterization, Change, and Charged Language

200

What should we remember about our author's claim?

Specific to the text and the topic!

200
What are the "components" of an essay...aka what ~types~ of paragraphs are included in the essay?

Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion

200

What is important to remember about my subclaims?

They should be specific to the topic and new and important information we learn about the topic

200

When I start to lose focus-what are the things Ms.Rodriguez and Mr.Torres say we should do to help refocus?

ADVOCATE FOR OURSELF! Take a bring, drink water, do jumping jacks, stand up, or take a break outside. 

300

What is the name of the problem in the story and the solution in a story?

Conflict and resoulation

300

What is the best way to help you determine the topic of a text?

By reading the title and first paragraph of the text

300

Your first step in writing your short response is to....

Restate the prompt and answer the question 

300

What are my POE Codes?

TG-Too general, TS-Too specific, NT-Not true, NE-No evidence, NR-Not relevant, OPP-Opposite

300

What are some things you should do before the test to feel best prepared?

Get GOOD REST! Think positive thoughts and give yourself affirmations. Eat a good breakfast!

400

Describe Characterization AND the acronym that is associated with it!

Characterization is understanding the way a character speaks, looks, acts, thoughts and has effect on others. 

400

What are the 5 ways a non-fiction text can be structured? What are the structures an author can create in a non-fiction text?

Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Chronological Order, Main Idea/Supporting Deatails

400

1. What should I do at the start of every paragraph...and WHY?


2. What do I need before my evidence? Explain what this is!

1.An indent! This indicates the beginning of a new idea at the start of the paragraph


2. Context!-This leads into your evidence, it tells the reader the background of what happened before the quote!

400

What are ALL FOUR of my steps when I answer multiple choice questions

1.Mark Up , 2.Go back and Label My evidence, 3. Make predictions, 4.Use POE Codes
400

What is the final tip Ms.Rodriguez gave you today for taking the test tomorrow?

trust yourself! You have all done amazing work this year and you know the information-trust trust trust! You got this <3

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