When you are writing a response, where should your ideas come from?
The text.
What does the prefix un mean
not
What type of text has characters, a setting, a problem and a solution?
A narrative
When a question says 'what is the main idea?' what should you think?
What is this mostly about?
What are captions?
Words that tell about a picture.
Evidence from the text
What are stanzas?
What type of text gives true information?
Informational
When a question says 'What is the author's purpose' what should you think?
Why did the author write this?
What does an author do to show that a word is important or new?
They make it bold.
How should you always end a paragraph?
With a concluding sentence.
What is a simile?
When an author compares two things using like or as.
What type of text gives you true information about a person's life?
A biography
When a questions says 'Who is telling the story?" what are two possible options for your answer?
A narrator or one of the characters.
What does an author use to show what different sections of non-fiction text are about?
Headings
What should you always use in your first sentence when you write a focus statement for a writing question?
Words from the question
What are synonyms?
Two words that mean the same thing.
What type of text has lines and stanzas?
Poetry
If a question says, "What is the moral of the story?" what should you think?
What is lesson is the author trying to teach through this story?
A map
If a response asks you to write your opinion, what pronouns should you use in your writing?
I and my
What are antonyms?
Words that have opposite meanings.
What type of text tells a story that cannot happen in real life?
Fantasy
What should you think if a question asks 'What caused _____ to happen?
Why did _____ happen?
What text feature might an author use to show you the order that things happen?
A timeline