You should always do this first before answering the short answer question. Also helps you figure out what to highlight.
What is reading the question first?
100
A brief opinion or experience related to the topic of your essay; you should always begin your essay with this.
What is an anecdote?
100
This part of SCOPE describes the time and place.
What is the "S" in Scope (or setting)?
100
List the who, what, when, where in this part of the FDI chart.
What is the fact section?
100
You do this when stuck between two possible right answers.
What is circling the BEST answer?
200
An acronym used to help you organize your paragraphs when writing a short answer response.
What is RAFT?
200
You should do this before answering an extended response question. Also helps you figure out what to highlight.
What is reading the question first?
200
The part of SCOPE where we write down the names of the people in the story, along with some brief descriptions.
What is the "C" in SCOPE (or characters)?
200
In this part of the chart, you sketch simple drawings to help you visualize what the read aloud is about.
What is the images section of the FDI chart?
200
We use this strategy to cross out the obvious wrong answers first.
What is the process of elimination?
300
The question will ALWAYS ask you to use these when answering your question.
What are details?
300
You usually find these in the question; they make it easier to organize your essay.
What are bullet points?
300
This part of SCOPE lists all of the important things that happen in the story that is read to you.
What is the "O" in SCOPE (or Order of Events)?
300
In this part of the chart, you answer the question: why are the facts that I wrote important?
What is the details section of the FDI chart?
300
Clues that help us figure out what a difficult word means; we should underline these in the passage.
What are context clues?
400
Use this to mark the important information in the passage that will help you answer the question.
What is a highlighter?
400
You should include at least two of these (three is better) when writing your body paragraphs; you can get them directly from the passages; they are meant to support and prove your answer.
What are details or examples?
400
Another word for this is "conflict."
What is problem (or the "P" in SCOPE)?
400
The passage must be this specific type of literature in order to use FDI notes.
What is non fiction (or informational)?
400
Skim these first when reading non fiction passages; for multiple choice, short answer questions, AND extended response questions. Examples include captions, pictures, titles, and subtitles.
What are text features?
500
Most of your writing will fill in this part of your RAFT paragraph.
What is the F part of RAFT (or facts)?
500
The main point of your essay; stated in the introduction; also list the titles of the passages here.
What is the thesis statement?
500
One example of this is the mood of the story.
What are "elements of literacy"?
500
You should fill out most of this section of the chart on the first listen.
What is the fact section?
500
When we use this strategy, we place brackets around every 1-2 paragraphs and jot down the main idea of those paragraphs in the margin.