Essay/Narrative Writing
If the prompt says "write an essay", you should write...
an essay
If I am feeling stressed, a strategy that I can use is...
deep breathing, saying something encouraging to myself (any other good strategy for calming myself down that's quiet)
At the end of every sentence I should include....
A period. (or exclamation point or question mark)
True or False: I should read ALL of the multiple choice options BEFORE I answer the question.
True
The first question I ask myself when finding text structure is...
True or False: if the prompt says "write an narrative/story" you should include evidence directly from the text
False! It's a story. Look at the story to make sure characters, setting, problem and solution but you don't need evidence DIRECTLY from the text
False!
When quoting evidence a great sentence starter would be...
In the text it says
True or False: I should go back to the text to make sure that the option I chose is supported by the text.
True
If a text has no problem it might be...
Compare & Contrast, Description, or Sequence
If the prompt says "write an paragraph", you should include these 6 sentences...
Claim, Ev. 1, Re. 1, Ev. 2, Re. 2, Conclusion
True or False: If I don't do well on MCAS I will fail 3rd grade.
False! You will not fail! This test is a "show what you know". It's meant to show where you are at in Third so you're fourth grade teachers know how to help you grow.
When I quote evidence, the punctuation around the quote are called...
Quotation Marks
False. Pay attention! When the questions wants you to select more than one, select more than one.
If a text talks about how something is similar in some ways but different in other ways, it would be this text structure...
Compare & Contrast
True or False: When a prompt says to present and develop a central idea it means that you should write your essay on what the central idea of the text is.
False! Every prompt says to present and develop a central idea. This means that your writing should follow the prompt! Your idea makes sense!
True or False: I can submit right away once I am finished.
FALSE!!! Remember, your teachers are MCAS robots and MUST read a script to your first. Do NOT submit without raising your hand and waiting for your teacher to read to you.
After each paragraph in an essay, you should hit this button two times to have spacing between your paragraphs..
Enter! Enter!
True or False: If I read a question and I am not sure what it is asking, I can raise my hand to ask my teacher for help.
False! On ELA MCAS, you cannot get any help on reading questions (unless you have that accommodation). You should re-read the question.
The difference between problem & solution and cause & effect is that cause and effect...
cause & effect has no solution. The problem in the text never gets solved.
The parts of an essay are...
Summary & Thesis
Claim, Ev1, Re1, Ev2, Re2, Con
Restate Thesis & Restate Claim
True or False: You have a limited amount of time to complete ELA MCAS, so make sure that you finish before lunch.
False: You have literally all day as long as you are trying still. Please take your time and look at the texts and questions carefully.
Fix this writing:
one day ms stevenson went to the stor to get some groceries for dinner and She grabed 1 pkg of chicken one bag of rice two bags of broccoli and some cupcakes for dessert
One day Ms Stevenson went to the store to get some groceries for dinner. She grabbed one package of chicken, one bag of rice, two bags of broccoli and some cupcakes for dessert.
True or False: Sometimes a question may ask you to use your knowledge from both texts. In this case you should find evidence from both text to support your answer not just from your memory.
If I have read the text and haven't found a problem, but the text also doesn't seem like description or compare & contrast, I should...
Re-read the text!!