Vocabulary
What is THEME?
If you don't know what a word means, what is one strategy you can use to help?
Look at the CONTEXT CLUES - the words around it!
What are the different types of sentences you need in a paragraph?
Topic Sentence (R)
Answer the question (A)
Evidence (C)
Explain (E)
Concluding Sentence (S)
If the question says "Write a narrative," what type of writing will you do? What must you include?
A story!
Plot elements
characters
sensory detail
TRUE OR FALSE: It's fine if you write in a language other than English.
FALSE!!! You must write in English on this test.
You CAN, however, write your answer in another language on scratch paper first.
What is CENTRAL IDEA?
What should you do if you finish writing and there is still time left?
WRITE MORE!
What do you need to make sure you include if you are asked to write a NARRATIVE?
Dialogue, characters, plot, sensory detail
If the question says:
"Write an argument"
what type of writing will you do? What must you include?
Opinion/claim
Claim
evidence
Reasons
What can you do the night before the MCAP test in order to prepare?
SLEEP!
What is text structure? Name 3 different types.
Text structure is how the text is written.
Types:
chronological
sequence
compare/contrast
cause/effect
problem/ solution
description
TRUE OR FALSE: It's fine if I don't use capital letters or punctuation when I write on the test.
FALSE!
What strategy do you use if you are asked to write an opinion response?
RACES
If the question says "Analyze the theme of the story" what type of writing are you doing? What must you include?
RACES Writing
Look at character, conflict, title, plot...to determine the theme
What MUST you bring on the day of MCAP?
A charged chromebook!
What is author's purpose? What is the acronym?
The reason why the author wrote the text. PIE.
TRUE OR FALSE: If I'm feeling tired or bored, it's fine for me to just write nothing.
FALSE!
What do you need to do if you are asked to write an explanatory response? (example: Analyze the theme of the story.)
Use RACES.
If the question says "Put these items in the correct sequence," what are you doing?
Putting items in order!
What's one way you can destress if you get too stressed on during the test?
Breathe, take a moment
What is a SENSORY DETAIL?
Sensory details include things you smell, taste, see, touch, or hear.
Read all the answer choices
Read the question again
Take your best guess
How many sentences should you write?
AT LEAST 5-7!!
If the question says "Read the passage," what must you do?
READ. THE. PASSAGE.
TRUE OR FALSE: You get extra points if you finish MCAP the fastest.
FALSE!