Savvas Unit
How many selections (texts/videos) did we read/watch in this unit? (Do not include the independent readings)
6 or 7 (If you choose to count the mentor text)
What punctuation mark do you use when you end a statement?
A period
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
5-7
What is the problem in a story called?
Conflict
Which movie in the Harry Potter series is Miss Nicoson's favorite?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1/Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1/Part 2
Which reading was similar to Moana?
Eyes Looking to the Sky
What part of speech describes or modifies a noun?
Adjective
How many paragraphs are in an essay
3 or 5
What literary device gives human qualities, emotions, or actions to non-human objects or ideas?
Personification
If a story is told using the pronouns "I," "me," and "my," what point of view is the story written in?
First Person
What were the three sections that our unit was divided into?
Whole Group Learning
Small Group Learning
Independent Learning
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence that is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
What important sentence do you need in your introduction?
Thesis
Name the genre.
Written stories that take place during a historical event but include other elements that aren't real or didn't actually happen.
Historical Fiction
What prefix means "not" or "opposite of"?
What was the main character's name in the story The King of Mazy May by Jack London?
Walt Masters
Which type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing?
Proper Noun
What was the first paper you had to write this year?
Personal Narrative
What is the sequence of events in a story (including the exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution) called?
Plot
What are the 5 different sections/parts of our bell ringer slides? (Hint: 1 is the date section, and the timer and CHAMPS chart don't count as sections)
Date
Pop Up Question
Agenda
Bell Ringer Question
Reminders
How many units are there in the Savvas curriculum?
5 units
What literary device compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
What is the best type of evidence?
Quotes from the text
What is a protagonist?
The main character/hero
How many books are in our classroom library?
A little over 1,100 books