School
Problems
"Oh the Places we will Go"
Lit Strategies
Floss on these Texts
School Faves
100

So, Simone told Raouf that Tekety spilled milk all over Samiya's bookbag. Then Samiya got angry and began to cry. 

Name that text structure.

What is Cause & Effect.

100

Jasline and Richard are talking about favorite subjects in school. Jasline expresses her love ELA and Richard describes how much he really enjoys Music. Wow, we just learned that they have a different _______________

What is Point of View.

100

To underline, box new words or write notes in the margin.

What is Annotate.

100

The time and place of a stories events.

What is Setting.

100

To cross out the wrong answer choice is called ____________.

What is Elimination.

200

Bakary has on the new Jordan sneakers and excitedly wore them to school. When Bintou saw Josh's new sneakers, Bintou said, "Oh man, those look similar to the sneakers I have at home but mine are blue, not red".

What is the name of the connection Bintuo just made?

What is Compare & Contrast.

200

A text provides information written in chronological order. What type of text is this?

What is Informational text.

200

Dawerin left a candle to burn which lit the curtains and burned the house down. This is an example of what non-fiction text structure?

What is Cause and Effect.

200

When you see "____" at the beginning and end of a characters words.

What is dialogue.

200

To review all answer choices to identify the correct answer, is called ___________. 

What is Analyze Answers.

300

Anthony was trying to write a short response but couldn't remember all the steps. He repeated to himself, "Restate, Explain, and Cite _______". He knows that he is stuck. Can you tell what he is missing?

What is Evidence and Answer

300

Yanira writes an essay on Space and gives it to Mrs. U to revise and edit. Mrs. U says, "Yanira you did not restate your re-emphasize or summarize your central idea of your essay". What paragraph is Yanira missing?

What is a Conclusion Paragraph.

300

Lauren believes, "It always a good idea to think about what you read before reading the entire text and guess what happens next!" What is Lauren suggesting you do?

What is make a Prediction.

300

Actors are to a play like _______ are to a story.

What is/are Characters.

300

On the ELA exam, you will see a small paragraph. What is another phrase used to describe this portion of the test?

What is a Short Response.

400

Samariah is doing a multiple choice question on the test. After she reread the question, she bubbled in two answer choices. Will Samariah get the answer correct on the test? Explain. 

What is: Samariah will not get the multiple choice answer correct because she should only bubble in one answer for each question. (Variation of this answer accepted.)

400

Edit this sentence: hey enniss, is that your sister.

Hey Enniss, is that your sister?

400

Ms. Officer was running late for church on Sunday. She had to help her daughter dress her grandson who didn't want to dress himself. He was in a cranky mood and did't want to listen. I think Ms. Officer and her daughter were getting frustrated. I can ________ that Ms. Officer was frustrated because she didn't want to be late for Church. 

What is Infer (Make an Inference)

400

The suspense has risen in a story, and the problem has a solution.

What is the Turning Point.

400

In sequential order, list all the paragraphs required to complete an Extended Response.

What is an Introduction, Body 1,2,3 and the Conclusion.

500

Malak and Jefferson are partner reading about Space drama. Josh A and Caleb are partner reading about Monsters and Goblins. Nayleen pops into the class and says, "Those _______ of books are way too boring, I like reading poetry and adventure books". 

What is the word that describes these book categories?

What is a Genre.

500
Name the three reasons authors write.

What is to Persuade, Inform, and Entertain

500

Mrs. Brown told Jasiah to find the meaning of his new vocabulary word by reading the words and sentences around the word he doesn't know. What strategy does Mrs. Brown want Jasiah to use?

What is Context Clues.

500

The author has discussed details in the text that lead to the deeper meaning of the story.

What is Theme.

500

There are three (3) important steps to take when sitting for the ELA exam, what are they? Please say them in chronological order. 

What is Unpack the questions, read for understanding, read again to analyze and annotate

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