Vocabulary
What is an antonym of the following word:
strength
weakness
What format do you follow to answer a constructed response question?
RACER
What point of view uses the words
I, me, and my?
1st person
Sarah's room was a mess. She had books and papers all over her desk and toys were scattered across the floor of her room. She had clothes stuffed under her bed and her dresser drawers were so crammed with things that she almost couldn't open them. Now her assignment was due and it was missing. She looked everywhere in her backpack and in her room and it was nowhere to be found.
Neatness counts.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space are...
stanza
She stayed up too late, so she was drowsy in the morning.
What word could be a synonym for the word "drowsy?"
sleepy
What is the first thing you do when writing a constructed response question?
Restate the question
What point of view uses the words
he, she, and they?
3rd person
2. James was a person everyone seemed to love. He went out of his way to help anyone that needed help. If someone dropped their books, he was there to help pick them up. If a new kid came to school, he made sure to include them at recess. Then one day, James was playing soccer and broke his leg. He came to school on crutches but it was hard to carry his backpack and band instrument everywhere. Funny thing was, that no matter where he went, everyone wanted to give James help.
What is the theme?
Always be kind.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row is a..
line
The long hike up to the top of the mountain was grueling. By the time I got to the top, my muscles ached and I couldn't stand up.
What word could be a synonym of "grueling?"
hard, tough
What is a sentence starter for restating the question or wrapping up the response?
In conclusion
How do you DETERMINE the POINT OF VIEW?
Ask myself, "Who is telling the story?"
Figure out if the narrator is inside (a character) or outside of the story
1st, 2nd, or 3rd person
3. Molly got a brand new puppy from the pound. She named him Max. Molly's parents told her that she could have a dog if she took care of it. So Molly fed Max and gave him water each day. She played with him and brushed him too. The only thing she forgot to do, was to close the back fence when he went outside one day. That's the day that Max got lost and it was the hardest day Molly had ever experienced.
What is the theme?
Always follow through with your responsibilities even when it is not convenient.
What structure is poetry written in?
lines and stanzas
What word is an antonym of the word parched?
thirsty
What is the second thing that you write in a constructed response question?
Answer the question
What is the POINT OF VIEW in a story?
the perspective from which the story is told
4. Trevor stood at the edge of the mountain and looked down. He knew how dangerous a fall would be but he made up his mind that he would have to carefully climb down a little, to reach his sister who had slipped a few seconds before. No matter how much Trevor's heart raced, he knew that his sister was in trouble and that she needed him.
What is the theme?
It takes courage to do the right thing.
Using words to paint a picture in the reader's mind is known as...
imagery
What word does NOT mean the same as "smart?"
dumb
What is the best way to start an EXPLAIN sentence?
"This proves"
What point of view?
I like to go on nature walks. I bring a magnifying glass and a jar with me. I find lots of interesting bugs.
First
5. As Alice walked down the sidewalk to school, she noticed that Ryan dropped a twenty dollar bill without noticing it. As he continued walking to school, Alice bent down and picked up the twenty dollar bill. She imagined all the things she might spend it on and how fun it would be to go on a shopping trip with her friends. Then she thought about Ryan and how he would feel when he found the money missing. Sighing, Alice hurried to catch up to Ryan and to give him his money back.
What is the theme?
Honesty is always the best policy.
What do we use to measure a poem's rhythm?
meter