Prompts
What does TAPP stand for?
Topic, Audience, Purpose & Parameters
What does TREEEE stand for?
Topic, Reason, Example, Evidence, Explanation, Ending
What happens in the Exposition?
Introduction of characters, settings and conflict.
Identify text structure using the following Signal Words:
issue, solve, but, then
Problem and Solution
What does authors purpose mean? Give Examples
Inform, Entertain, Persuade
What is the topic in the following prompt?
Explain how to play hide and seek to a young child.
How to play hide and seek to a young child.
Give an example of a Transition word or sentence starter.
Examples Include: To begin with, according to, In conclusion...
What happens in the Rising Action?
The Main Conflict starts.
Identify the Text Structure using the following Signal Words:
similar, differ, compare, contrast
Comparison
What does Theme mean?
Main Message, Moral or take away from a story
Who is the Audience in the following prompt?
Write a letter to your teacher convincing her to give you outside time.
Teacher.
What does SCR and ECR stand for?
- Short Constructed Response
- Extended Constructed Response
What is the Climax of a text?
Turing point of the text, main character has to make a decision or main problem is face to face with characters.
Identify the Text Structure using the following Signal Words:
because, trouble, difficulty, mess, answer, result
Cause, Problem and Solution
What does Point of View mean?
Who is telling the story. The narrators position in relation to the story.
What is the Purpose of the following prompt?
Give your opinion about cell phones being used in the classroom.
Opinion
What is a Million Dollar word? Give Example.
Answers may vary
What does Resolution mean?
The solution of the text. All problems/conflicts are solved and comes to an end.
Identify the Text Structure using the following Signal Words:
reaction, outcome, give rise to, because
Cause & Effect
What does Convey mean?
Example "What message is the author trying to convey in the text?"
Communicate/Express a message, idea or information to someone.
TAPP the following prompt:
Write an essay explaining how the main character reacts to the conflict in the story. Essay must include text evidence.
T- Main Character reacts to conflict.
A- *Audience*
P- Explain
P- (Essay & Text Evidence)
What is the Most Important thing you have learned from using TREE?
Answers may vary.
What is an Antagonist?
What is a Protagonist?
Antagonist- bad guy in the text
Protagonist- good guy in the text
Write a Sentence Stem for any Text Structure.
Answers may vary.
What does Key Idea mean?
Main Idea