Grammar
Name That Strategy
In Terms of ELA
Potpourri
100

What are all the proper nouns in this sentence?

Thalia enjoys living in New York City because she loves going to see shows on Broadway.

Thalia, New York City, Broadway

100

What type of question is being asked when it says: "What is this story mostly about?"

What is Central Idea or Main Idea?

100

Where and when a story takes place

What is the setting?

100

What is Miss Whitman's middle name?

Eileen!

200

What is the error in this sentence?

My favorite class is ELA I love when we get to do test prep.

It is a comma splice and needs punctuation such as: My favorite class is ELA; I love when we get to do test prep.

200

What you should do when you come to a word you don't know in a text

What is: Read the words around it and use context clues to try to understand it. You can also skip the word to see if you can still understand the text.

200

The emotion that the reader feels from a story.

What is mood?

200

Name 3 parts of a plot triangle.

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.

300

Fix this sentence!

ellie and i went to Knight Park.

Ellie and I went to Knight Park.

300

Taking notes and underlining important ideas when reading a text is called?

What is annotation?

300

DAILY DOUBLE: The message or lesson of a story or text

What is theme?

300

What should you do the morning before taking a big assessment?

What is eat a healthy breakfast?

400

Comma or a semicolon - and where? My brother plays basketball on the varsity team he is one of the best players in his high school.

A semicolon between team and he.

400

What is the meaning of each letter of RACER?

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain/Elaborate, Reiterate

400

What is another name for a claim statement in an essay?

A thesis!
400

What is Cara McGinley's nickname?

CRA MCGAAAAH

500

What is the type of sentence that issues a command.

Example: Give me that book.

Imperative

500

What is an objective summary?

An objective summary is a short, concise statement of the most important information in a text that is FREE FROM OPINION.

500

When an object represents a bigger idea, such as a flag represents a country

What is symbolism?

500

What is something you should do the night before taking a summative assessment?

What is: get a good night's sleep

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