Remembering the Passages
In 100 Days and 99 Nights, what was the theme that we learned?
1. What is "Quality time with your family is important"
or
2. What is "As a father, spending quality time with your children should be a priority over working."
What is a comparison using like or as
Where in the test can you tell if a text is fiction or nonfiction?
What are the directions?
What does ELA stand for?
What is English language arts
In "Raincheck" what was the father's favorite food?
What is pizza, heavy with meat and American cheese?
What is a metaphor?
What is a comparison without using like or as
Before we read the text, where in the test should we flip to?
What is the questions
What are the names of Ms. Balzaretti's children?
What is James and Charlize
According to research, what are at least 2 benefits to reading to your child in "What Kids Learn From Hearing Family Stories"?
What is...
1. Children are more interesting adults
2. Children have more empathy
3. Children learn better
4. Children get along with others better
5. Children have higher self-esteem
6. Children have a higher sense of self-identity
What are the elements of perspective?
What is narrator's comments, events, and dialogue
What strategy helps you stop and think when reading (hint: you can also do this on the computer-based test)?
What is highlighting
What does Ms. Balzretti say when you ask to go to the bathroom?
What is ABC twice
Describe the stereotype that the main character in "The Peerless Four" faces (hint: she's a girl)
What is "girls shouldn't play basketball?"
What is Ms. Balzaretti's method of writing an essay
Hook
Summary
PE2L
PE2L
Conclude with central idea and a theme
What are the annotations you make for summary?
What is "who, what, when, where, why, and how"?
What does Ms. Balzretti say happens everyday?
What is it gets weirder and weirder everyday
In "An Uncomfortable Bed" what element is used to build suspense (hint: it's humorous and opposite of what's expected)?
What is irony?
What is the difference between mood and tone?
What is the way the story makes you feel versus how the story is told
What are the annotations for central idea?
What is again and again/repeated
How did life change for people in Newfoundland in "A World without Fish" (2 factors)
Jobs had to change
Culture changed too