Testing Strategies
First thing you do when you open the test
Look at the essay prompt
How many sentences should be in a paragraph
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
Ibrahims nickname?
Ibby
Taking notes on the side of a text
Annotations
What does RST stand for?
Research Simulation Task
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
SWBS means and what does it help you with
somebody wanted but so helps you with main idea
Mr.Gilkeys birthday
January 10
What should you write at the end of a passage?
Main idea
What does body paragraph 3 consist of in an RST?
Comparing both texts
the main events of a short story
What is plot
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
Ms.G's favorite holiday
Christmas
If you do not know a question you should...
skip it and go back
What genre text is the RST based on?
Informational or Non Fiction
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
Go to Mr.Gilkeys room, make a strange noise and walk out (YOU CANNOT SAY ANYTHING)
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The type of charts you use to take notes when reading passages
T-chart and 3 chart
Off the top of your head- give me a conclusion statement for an RST comparing cats and dogs cleanliness
Ultimately, cats are able to care for themselves and self sufficient, where dogs may need that extra step of care
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
What is tone?
Give a group performance with a song of choice
choose any song school appropriate
(if you do not perform- every other team gets the points for this)