Strands 1-3
VocabularyComprehension
VocabularyComprehension
I didn’t know what “stomped” meant, but I looked at the other words in the sentence to help me figure it out. What skill am I using?
What is using context clues?
At the beginning, Mia was shy, but now she’s brave and talks to everyone. What skill am I using?
What is how a character changes over time?
The author wrote, “The thunder growled like an angry dog,” and “Lightning danced across the sky.” These words helped me picture the storm in my mind and feel how scary it was.
What is explaining how an author uses imagery and figurative language?
After reading, this is a brief response to the text that answers a prompt. What am I?
What is an Short Constructed Response of SCR?
This story reminds me of a time I helped my little brother when he was sad. What skill am I using?
What is it to make connections?
I think the story teaches us that it's important to be honest, because the character got in trouble for lying. What skill am I using?
What is inferring the theme of a story?
I noticed the author included a map and a diagram to help me understand where sharks live. What skill am I using?
What is analyzing print and graphic features?
Their going to the park after school to meet there friends. This sentence contains an error. What skill am I?
What is recognizing homophones?
The character is nervous because the text says her hands were shaking, and I know that happens when you are nervous. What skill am I using?
What is it to make an inference?
When the poem says, “The moon was a glowing lantern,” that means that it lights up the world. What skill am I using?
What is understanding figurative language?
The story says, “I packed my backpack and waited at the door,” so I know the narrator is telling the story. What skill am I using?
What is identifying 1st or 3rd person point of view?
The students in the science class was excited about the experiment results. This sentence contains an error. What skill am I?
What is subject-verb agreement?
I know the character felt proud because the story says, “He smiled and held his head high.” What skill am I using
What is it to use text evidence?
This story has talking animals and teaches a lesson—just like a fable! This one is passed down from generation to generation and has magic in it—like a folk tale! What skill am I using?
What is recognizing types of stories?
This poem was written to show that kids have voices too and to teach adults to listen and learn.
What is identifying the author’s purpose and message?
To get a score of a five or "fully developed", I require that you use a strategy like RACE; however, your conventions must be good too. What am I?
What is the Extended Constructed Response?
After reading both stories, I realized they show how kindness can change someone’s day. What skill am I using?
What is it to synthesize information?
The article keeps talking about how recycling helps the planet. I keep seeing "recycling helps the planet" too. What skill am I using?
What is identifying the central idea?
At the beginning of the article, the author told a short story about getting stuck in a tree to help explain why safety rules are important. What skill am I using?
What is to identify and explain an anecdote?
I went swiming with my frends on Satarday. This sentence contains an error. What skill am I?
What is correct spelling?
First she packed her backpack, then she put on her shoes, and last she walked to the bus. What skill am I using?
What is it to summarize or retell?
What is analyzing plot elements?
In the article, the author says, “We must not ignore the dangers of too much trash in our oceans. Sea animals are suffering, and we have to act now.” The author sounds serious and uses strong words to show this is an important issue.
What is explaining how an author uses language to contribute to his or her voice?
Yesterday, I goed to the museum and seen a dinosaur. This sentence contains an error. What skill am I?
What is editing for past tense of irregular verb?
You figure out what’s most important by looking at all the details to determine which are minor and major.
What is it to evaluate details?
At the end of paragraph 1, the author says, “Keeping parks clean is not just the responsibility of maintenance workers, but work we all can and must do." What skill am I using?
What is identifying the claim in an argumentative text?
The author explained the problem of ocean pollution and then gave ways we can help clean it up.
What is explain how the author uses text structures to help me understand the purpose of the text?
Read this sentence: The cat slept. The cat was so tired. The cat didn’t move the entire morning. The cat snored. This could be smoother. What skill am I?
What is combining ideas?
The tired cat slept soundly, didn’t move, and snored the entire morning.
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The cat was so tired, he slept, didn’t move, and snored the entire morning.