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What strategy do we use when we write a CR (or paragraph) in response to a question?
RACE-CE
What is a literary text?
A text that is not real or true, or has some parts that are not real or true.
What is a non-fiction text?
A text that is true/factual.
What is point of view?
The perspective of the story; who the narrator is.
How many paragraphs should be in an essay, and what are they?
3-4
Intro, body paragraph, conclusion
What strategy do we use when we answer multiple choice questions?
RELAX
What 2 strategies do we use for writing a literary text summary?
What strategy do we use when writing a non-fiction text summary?
T-MI-D
Give 2 examples of words for each point of view: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
I, Me
You, You're
She, He
Give 3 types of figurative language and define them.
Answer correct answer.
What strategy do we use when we identify a main idea?
The most important WHO and WHAT.
What is a plot and setting?
The parts of a story, and where the story takes place.
What do we call the types of non-fiction texts that we read, because there are many different kinds.
Text Structures
What strategy can you use to define a word you are not sure of, when reading a text?
Context Clues!
What is a verb, noun, and adjective, and give 2 examples of each.
Any correct answer.
What strategy do we use while we are reading a long passage, so we understand the entire text when we are done?
Write a gist/main idea for each paragraph.
What is a theme?
The lesson, message, or moral.
Define a Compare/Contrast; Problem/Solution; and Description text structure.
Give 2 signal words for each!
Any correct answer.
Words that tell a story or share a feeling about a topic
Paragraphs in a poem
What must be included in a complete sentence, in terms of conventions/punctuation?
What do you need to include when quoting a text?
Capitals, periods, spaces, transition words, etc.
Quotation Marks and a sentence starter
What we already know, and what the text says.
What strategy do we use, or what image can we think about, when we have to identify what part of the story a paragraph is in a literary text?
Plot Structure/Moutain
Define a sequence and cause/effect text structure.
Give 2 signal words for each!
Answer answer that is correct.
What is mood and tone of a story?
Mood: The feelings the author has towards the story.
Tone: The words the author uses to express there feelings.
Give a theme for the movie Cinderella.
Acceptance, Kindness, Compassion, etc.