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 written response to the text that answers a prompt using text evidence. 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?
The message of 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 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?
Two / Too / To
Their / There / They’re
The character is nervous because the text says her hands were shaking, and I know that happens when you are nervous. What skill are you 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 a metaphor?
The story says, “I packed my backpack and waited at the door,” so I know the narrator is telling the story. What point of view is the author using?
What is identifying 1st or 3rd person point of view?
If you are reading or writing a list of items, you are using this punctuation to separate the thought?
What is a comma?
I know the character felt proud because the story says, “He smiled and held his head high.” To answer a question if their character was proud or ashamed, What skill am I using?
What is it to use text evidence?
To understand what the story is about, you must identify the what?
What is the main idea?
Feelings on the outside are?
Feelings on the inside are?
What is external emotion?
What is internal emotion?
To get a score of a five or "fully developed", I require that you use a strategy like RACE; provide two or more pieces of evidence and conventions are good. What am I?
What is the Extended Constructed Response?
Words like For Example, Types of, Categories, Groups, Classified as, Divided into, Sorted by, Examples include
What is classification?
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, main idea, controlling idea, or thesis?
Benefits or drawbacks are synonyms of what?
What is advantage or disadvantage?
I went swiming with my frends on Satarday. This sentence contains an error. What skill am I?
What is correct spelling?
When you are using BME to..
What is it to summarize or retell?
What is the exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution?
What is analyzing the plot structure?
What is the acronym PIE(D)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Describe
What is authors purpose?
When you read an option to add to the stories plot or development
What is contribute?
Words like highlight, explain, argue, enthusiasm all are words that describe what?
What is the authors purpose?
Stanza's and meters are used in what?
What is poetry?
Main idea, controlling idea, key idea, thesis are
What is the same thing in identifying what the story or text is about?
What is the author trying to tell me or the message of the story?
What is convey?