Fiction & Nonfiction Passages
Graphic Organizers
Poetry
Figurative Language
Miscellaneous
100
Where do you start reading a fiction or nonfiction passage?
The italics at the very top, usually above the story or article.
100
True or False:


You must make a graphic organizer before writing an open response, essay or story.

TRUE
100

The person whose perspective a poem is from is called the _______. 

Speaker
100

"She was as graceful as a swan."

This sentence is an example of:

a) A metaphor
b) A simile
c) A hyperbole
d) Personification

b) A simile
100
If I'm feeling distracted, bored, or tired in the middle of the test, what should I do?
Some ideas:
- Take a deep breath
- Give yourself a 30 second brain break

- MINI stretches (as long as it's not distracting to your classmates!)
- Go back and reread what you just read. It's easy to zone out, so it's very important to go back and make sure you really understood what you just read.

200
Write a topic sentence for this prompt:


Describe how the drummer boys showed bravery when doing their jobs.

The drummer boys showed bravery when doing their jobs.  (or something like that...teachers will check!)
200
In an essay prompt, you are asked to compare the attitude of the speakers of two poems. Draw and label an outline for what your organizer should look like.
Answers will vary.  Should show three sections: opening, (thing/idea #1, thing/idea #2, similarities & differences), and closing.
200

Given the prompt below, what would the topic sentence of your essay be?

Based on the two poems, explain how the dog and the squirrel show confidence. Be sure to use details from both poems to support your answer.

Answers will vary.

Example: 

The ways in which the dog and the squirrel show confidence in the two poems are similar in some ways and different in other ways.

200

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

This sentence is an example of a:

a) A metaphor  

b) A simile
c) A hyperbole 
d) Personification

d) Personification
200
If I have to use the bathroom or have a question during the MCAS, I should:

a) Ask my question out loud
b) Get up from my seat
c) Close my laptop
d) Raise my hand and wait until a teacher comes to help me

d) Raise my hand and wait until a teacher comes to help me

300

The person whose perspective a narrative is from is called the _______. 

Narrator

300

Draw a graphic organizer to help you answer the essay prompt below:

Based on the selection, explain how the main character sets a positive example for his little brother. Support your answer with important details from the selection.

Answers will vary. Should show three sections plus an opening and closing.

300

The "paragraphs" within a poem are called _________.

Stanzas

300

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!


This sentence is an example of a:

a) A metaphor  

b) A simile 
c) A hyperbole 
d) Personification

c) A hyperbole
300
While working on the test, some useful tools I can use on TestNav are...
- Highlighter

- Notes
- Bookmark a question to return back to later
- Crossing out incorrect answers
- Zooming in on a specific part of the text

400

Based on the prompt below, write a topic sentence for an essay:

Based on the selection, explain a lesson that can be learned from the actions of Wangari Maathai. Support your answer with important details from the selection.

Answers will vary.

Example:

In the selection on Wangar Maathai, one lesson you can learn from Wangar Maathai's actions is ______.

400

Draw a graphic organizer to help you answer the essay prompt below:

Based on the selection, explain a lesson that can be learned from the actions of Wangari Maathai. Support your answer with important details from the selection.

Answers will vary. Should show three sections plus an opening and closing.

400

You just read the poem for the first time. Before moving on to the multiple choice, what should you do?

Go back and re-read the poem while recording notes about the meaning of different words, phrases, and/or stanzas.

400

My brother David is a pig. He always eats all the cookies from the cookie jar!

The first sentence is an example of a:

a) A metaphor 

b) A simile
c) A hyperbole
d) Personification

a) A metaphor
400
When I get stuck on a multiple choice question, I should...
Some ideas:
- Reread the question

- Look back at the passage to help me choose the correct answer
- Take a deep breath
- Bookmark the question and come back to it later

500
A question asks you to explain how a passage was entertaining, but you didn't think it was.  What do you do?
You find as many examples or ways someone else may have found it entertaining and explain those.  Or/and, you find places where you can tell the author was trying to have fun or be funny/clever and describe those.  
500

Draw a graphic organizer to help you answer the essay prompt below:

Based on the two poems, explain how both the dog and the squirrel show confidence. Support your answer with important details from the poems.

House with five sections: opening, (thing/idea #1, thing/idea #2, similarities & differences), and closing.

500

You've already read the poem, highlighted, made notes about its meaning, and answered the multiple choice. Now it's time to begin the essay. You read the essay prompt but are feeling stuck. What are some helpful strategies or "next steps"?

a. Start your graphic organizer 
b. Reread the poem 

c. Look back at your notes on the poem
d. Scan through the multiple choice questions/answers to gather thoughts about the poem
e. Start writing your essay

b, c, and d are all helpful "next steps"

It's important to get a better idea of the poem before you dive into creating your graphic organizer or writing!
500
Why is it important to think about the figurative language being used in a poem?
Poets use figurative language to create imagery in the poems. By thinking about the figurative language within a poem, the reader can make meaning of the poem and determine what message the speaker is telling the reader.
500
When I am finished with my test, I should...
1. Check to make sure I answered every question

2. Double (and triple!) check my responses: Is this my best work?
3. Raise my hand quietly until a teacher comes. My teacher will click "Submit answers" for me.

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