Reading
What is the main idea of a story? What are supporting details?
The main idea is the most important thing in the story. Supporting details support the main idea.
What does compare and contrast mean?
Compare: tell why things are the same
Contrast: tell why things are different
What are text features?
A complete sentence has what 2 parts?
Subject and predicate
If you don't remember an answer to a question, where should you go?
Back to the passage
What are characters?
Characters are WHO is in the story.
People, animals, etc.
What is point of view?
Point of view is who is telling the story and their perspective of it.
True or False: The state test is very important and I should take my time on it.
TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is a paragraph?
5 or more sentences
When you get your blank piece of paper, what is the first thing you should write on it?
Main idea and details chart
What is the setting of a story?
WHERE the story takes place.
What is a poem? What do poems have?
Hint: similar to paragraphs
Poems are types of writing that use beautiful language. They usually rhyme.
They have stanzas.
If you see the word selection, text, story, article, etc. what does that mean?
It just means the passage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is an opinion?
What does OREO stand for?
An opinion is what someone thinks about a certain topic.
OREO-
Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion
If the question says to select 2 choices, how many are you choosing?
What if it says to select 3 choices?
You select 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is a central message?
Theme is like a message or lesson the author wants us to learn after reading the story.
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Fiction: fake
Non-fiction: real
True or False: I can do well AND pass the test if I take my time and do my best.
TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What does EVERY paragraph need to start with?
Topic Sentence
If the question is asking about a word that was used in paragraph 5, where should you go back to re-read that word?
*Use those numbered paragraphs
What is cause and effect?
Cause: something that happens
Effect: what happens as a result of the cause
What are illustrations? Why are they important?
Illustrations are pictures in a story. They are important because they help us get more detail about the story and they make it more interesting.
Name three types of text features
May include: photographs, captions, graphs, bold words, maps, subtitles, table of contents, index, glossary, illustration, or heading
What do you need to include from the text when you are writing your response to the essay question?
EVIDENCE!!!
TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!