Class Rules + Procedures
When looking at the digital board, which section should I look at first?
What is first things first?
What is the moral or message of a story?
Fiction is
What is a made up story
Luca held the sandwich bag by a corner and made a face.
"I've heard of green eggs and ham," Luca's stepmom said, "but green peanut butter and jelly? No thanks!"
"Ha ha, very funny," Luca said. "Let's find out what else is in here."
Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?
Luca doesn't like sandwiches for lunch.
Luca found an old sandwich in his backpack.
What is Luca found an old sandwich in his backpack
What do I use from a story to get to know my character's personality?
What are details from text.
Where do I find our class notebook?
What is MS Teams?
Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think its the warrior who wields it.
What is a possible THEME from this quote?
You must learn new things slowly and thoughtfully.
The power of the tool lies in its user.
What is the power of the tool lies in its user.
Non fiction has
What are text features, graphs, charts, photographs with captions, tables of contents, glossary, headings, subheadings
Tristan was different than most kids his age. Tristan could listen to disco music from the '70s all day. In his bedroom, he had a working pay phone from the '50s. He even owned a three-piece suit from the '20s.
Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?
Tristan doesn't have a cell phone.
Tristan loves older things.
What is Tristan loves older things.
What type of details from the text do I use to help me get to know my character?
What are details showing actions, thoughts, and dialogue.
How do I find the theme of a story?
What is, by paying attention to what lesson about life the character learns.
Fiction I don't have to read in order Non Fiction I do
True or False
What is False?
Susan set her full bucket down next to Abby's nearly empty one. "What happened?" Susan asked.
Abby shrugged and wiped her purple-stained mouth on her shirt. "I guess I'm not very good at finding blackberries," she said.
Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?
Abby ate most of the blackberries she found.
Abby dropped most of her blackberries.
What is Abby ate most of the blackberries she found.
Importance of Visualizing
What is, so that I can paint a picture in my mind of what's happening in the story.
What is first letter of first name + full last name
What is id number, no s.
I use these while reading, to gather additional information about the main idea of a text
What are supporting details?
The Friends of the Coastline will host a cleanup of Parson's Beach on March 3. We will meet at sunrise in the parking lot. Please bring drinking water and work gloves.
Fiction or Non Fiction
What is Non Fiction
Background knowledge
What is things I bring to the story from my personal life
How might I notice a character in my story changing
What is by paying attention to changes in their words and actions.
The Gender of Mrs. Burroughs Baby
What is A GIRL
Based on these details:
Llamas can be trained to protect other farm animals.
Because llamas are strong, they can pull carts or carry heavy loads.
The wool from llamas can be made into yarn and used to make blankets.
What is the Main Idea
Llama wool is different than alpaca wool.
The wool from a llama can be spun into yarn.
Llamas are a good addition to a farm.
What is Llamas are a good addition to a farm.
While I'm gone, the cat needs to be fed and given fresh water each morning. The plants should only be watered on Saturday.
Fiction or Non Fiction
What is Non Fiction
Schema
What is a synonym for background knowledge.
What was the name of the story we read, when we first learned about noticing character's changes in a story?
What is Thank You Ma'am?