Strategies
What did Mrs. Potter tell you about your answer choices on STAAR?
There's always going to be two very wrong answers and two close ones.
What is the conflict in the story?
The problem
How long should an ACE be?
One paragraph
Glossary, photograph, subheading
What point of view uses the pronoun "I" and is the character speaking?
First person
When do you use Who, What, Why?
When finding the main idea
What is the theme of the story?
The lesson the reader learns
How many Answers should an ACECER have?
2 answers
What do subheadings tell us?
What the section is about
What POV is hardly ever used in writings?
Second person
What does ACECER stand for?
Answer, cite, explain, cite, explain, restate
What is the setting of a story?
The time and place a story occurs
How do I know if the STAAR test is asking me for an ACE?
It will ask a direct question and tell you to support your answer
How the author chooses to write the paper
What POV is when the reader hears the thoughts of only ONE person, and the author uses pronouns "he and she"?
Third Person Limited
When do you use CSCSR, AND what does it stand for?
Character, setting, conflict, solution, resolution, and to summarize a fiction text
What is authors purpose, and what does PIE stand for?
The reason the author wrote it, and persuade, inform, entertain
How long should an ACECER be?
4 paragraphs
Nonfiction means the story is....
Real
What POV is when the reader hears the thoughts of MULITPLE people?
Third person omniscient
What is the strategy I told you to use so you don't get tired of reading?
Write down what each paragraph is about
What are the parts of the plot?
Exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution
How do I know if the STAAR test is asking for an ACECER?
It will say to explain and not have a direct question
Give me an example of a text structure
Cause and effect
sequence/chronological order
compare and contrast
Restart is an example of what POV?
Third person omniscient