POWER
How many P's are there in POWER?
3
What does "I" stand for in TIDE?
Important Evidence
How do we know what the Author's Purpose is?
By determining the genre of the text.
What is one thing you should do to get ready for the MCAS?
Get a good night sleep
Eat a good breakfast
Get to school on time
Use self-talk
Would you use TIDE or CSPACE for the following prompt?
Based on Trouble in a Fur Coat, write a story that tells what will most likely happen next to the mother bear and her cubs.
CSPACE
What does the O stand for in POWER?
Organize
True or False, TIDE is a way to organize what you will write about?
True
The theme of the story is
a) the author's message
b) the author's purpose
c) the author's tome
a) the author's message
How do you attack a question?
Read the question carefully
Eliminate wrong answers
Strategize and think
Choose your best answer
Turn this question around TTQA
What is the most likely reason the title of the poem is Forgiven?
The most likely reason the title of the poem is forgiven is __________________.
Name a Self-Talk statement?
I believe
I can do this
I am brave
Tur or False-When writing in your TIDE organizer, you should use complete sentences?
False
What are the two types of figurative language that compares two things?
Similes and Mataphors
Read the following blurb, "Read the passage about a scientist and the work he does with insects."
What do you learn about the passage from the blurb? Name two things.
He is a scientist.
He works with insects.
When should you bookmark a question and go back to it at the end of the test?
Answers will vary. Accept any reasonable response
Name the 3 P's
Pre-read
Pull Apart the Prompt
Pick Ideas
When should you use TIDE and when should you use CSPACE?
TIDE for informational or persuasive writing
CSPACE for narrative writing
A graphic feature helps to explain ideas in the text.
Choose on of the following graphic feature and tell how it helps explain the text?
illustrations diagrams
captions
illustrations show what is happening in the text
captions tell about pictures
diagrams give data to support information
How many times should you read a text/passage?
2x before you answer questions
1 more time when you are answering questions.
A) What two languages do the roots bio and vid come from?
a) Spanish and French c) Greek and Spanish
b) Greek and Latin d) Latin and Spanish
B) Name two words that contain those roots.
b-Greek and Latin
Biologist, biology, autobiography
Video, videographer, evident
How many pieces of evidence does a well-written paragraph have?
3
What does TAG stand for?
Title, Author, GIST
What are the four literary elements?
Characters
Setting
Plot-conflict and resolution
Events
True or false: Previewing the passages and test questions is a waste of time?
False-knowing how many passages, multiple choice questions and constructive responses helps to manage time.
What are words like:
bear-bare
sent-scent-cent
to-two-too
called
Homophones