Vocab
What does "Point of View" mean?
It is the perspective from which the story is from. It can be the point of view of a narrator or a different character in the story or passage.
What should you do with instructions?
READ THEM CAREFULLY
What should be the first thing you write in a paragraph or essay.
A topic sentence restating the prompt/ question.
Based on “The Wind in His Mustache,” write an essay that explains how George overcomes the challenges he experiences on his journey. Be sure to use information from the passage to develop your essay.
George overcomes the challenges he experiences on his journey in many different ways.
Figurative or Literal: "The dog was frightened by the thunder"
Literal
What does it mean to "define" something
Describing something using specific details that make it unique.
Should you ever leave a question blank?
No!
True or False: You only need 1 piece of evidence when writing a paragraph or essay.
FALSE, you should have at least 3 pieces of evidence!
Write a paragraph to explain how the author of “Humpback Whale: The Singer” describes whale songs. Support your response with important details from the article.
The author of "Humpback Whale: The Singer" describes whale songs in many different ways.
Figurative or Literal: "Your eyes sparkle like diamonds"
Figurative
What does it mean by cause and effect?
When something is bold or underlined what does that mean?
Which is longer a paragraph or an essay?
essay
Based on A Grand Old Tree and “How the Forest Grew,” write a paragraph that explains how trees are important to animals. Support your response with important details from the story and the passage.
Based on A Grand Old Tree and "How the Forest Grew" the trees are important to animals in many different ways.
Figurative or Literal: "Our math block is 1 hour long"
Literal
What does "theme" mean in regards to a piece of writing?
An idea/meaning that is represented throughout a piece of writing.
What can you do to help narrow down options for multiple choice questions?
Eliminate (literally crossing out) answers you know are wrong, that way increasing your odds of picking the right answer.
When you are writing your open response essay how many pieces of evidence should you collect from the passage to support your essay?
At lease 3 pieces of evidence!
Based on the passage, explain how the author shows that Tony was a clever person. Support your answer with important information from the passage.
Based on the passage Tony was a Clever person in many different ways.
Is this figurative or literal: "The wind howled outside my window"
Figurative
What does Main Idea and Supporting Details mean?
A main idea is what the text is mostly about. Supporting details help prove the main idea.
What is an idea for your scrap paper?
Set up your chart. Topic Sentence, Closing Sentence, 3 examples.
What tool can you use while reading to identify important information from the text?
Highlight
In “My Father’s Feet,” explain how the young penguin’s feelings change throughout the poem.
In "My Father's Feet" the young penguin's feelings change many times throughout the poem.
Figurative or literal: "the homework was a piece of cake."
Figurative