Constructed Response
The name of the strategy that we use to answer constructed response questions
What is RACE?
One strategy I can use is to preview the question before I read the text. True or False?
What is TRUE?
Writing a narrative means this...
What is to write a story?
The author can have these purposes for writing.
What is to inform, explain, or persuade/argue?
What is setting?
RACE stands for this.
What is Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain?
Before writing an essay, I should:
A. take a nap
B. Plan out my paragraphs in the pre-writing section
C. Write the conclusion before anything else.
What is B?
An essay should follow this organization.
What is introduction, body, conclusion?
What are text features?
The life lesson of a story.
What is theme?
Restate the following question:
In ways does the main character display the trait of courage throughout the story?
The character displays courage throughout the story by...
I can use this process to get rid of answers I know aren't correct.
A thesis statement is...
What is a sentence that describes the author's belief, usually found within the intro paragraph?
The way an author organizes a text.
What is text structure?
This type of figurative language is used in the sentence below:
I hibernated like a bear when I got home after school.
What is a simile?
BONUS 100: What is the meaning of the figurative language used?
A phrase you can use to introduce a quote or evidence from the text...
"The text stated..."
"The author stated..."
"In paragraph 3..."
I can use the flag feature on my test to skip them. True or False?
This is the type of sentence you would use to grab your reader's attention at the beginning of your essay.
What is a hook?
The text structure used below:
The glaciers began to melt and therefore the land bridge between Asia and North America became flooded.
What is cause and effect?
The type of conflict used in the sentence below:
Darvell thought to himself, "should I go to the school dance or should I go to football practice?"
What is internal conflict?
Restate the following question:
How does the author develop the theme 'money can't buy you happiness' throughout the story?
The author develops the theme 'money can't buy you happiness' throughout the story by...
Reading the headings and subheadings in a text can help me determine its...
What is central ideas?
Correct the run-on:
The author's purpose was to explain how the stock market crashed he used a timeline to show what led to the event.
The author's purpose was to explain how the stock market crashed. He used a timeline to show what led to the event.
The central idea of the passage below:
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Being a clown is a seriously dangerous job.
Draw and correctly label a plot diagram.
Your answer should show the plot mountain with exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution labeled.