Writing
dialogue
beginning, middle and end
problem and solution
details
setting
characters
capitals and periods
What is the lesson or moral of a story called?
Theme
What is a CLAIM or POSITION?
This text structure explains all the reasons why something happened and then talks about the results that follow.
Cause and Effect
What is a quote?
When we copy something from the text that proves our point
What are 3 things you need to include when writing an ESSAY?
answer the question (green)
quotes
explain your quotes
conclusion
quotation marks
capitals and periods
What does SETTING mean?
when and where a story takes place
Read the following excerpt. What is the author's point of view about Bt corn?
Planting Bt corn has increased both profit and productivity on my farm and farms around the world... The savings to farmers are passed on to people who buy the corn.
The author's point of view is the Bt corn is GOOD.
This text structure includes a setting, characters, events, and theme.
Story or Narrative
Correct this quote:
The text LaRue for Mayor says As a longtime resident, I must decry the wave of anti-dog hysteria sweeping over the city.
The text "LaRue for Mayor" says, "As a longtime resident, I must decry the wave of anti-dog hysteria sweeping over the city."
Correct the following sentence. There are 9 errors.
at first i dident realize that the athor was taking about mr smith
At first I didn't realize that the author was talking about Mr. Smith.
What is dialogue?
when characters in a story talk
Think about the text "A Drop of Water". Decide which sentence below is the main idea, and which sentences are details
When light enters water, it bends and makes a rainbow.
Water is amazing when we look at it up close.
Clouds form when water droplets condense around tiny pieces of salt or smoke.
Water freezes because the water molecules loose so much energy that they interlock with one another to form a solid.
Main idea: Water is amazing when we look at it up close.
Details:
1) Clouds form when water droplets condense around tiny pieces of salt or smoke.
2) When light enters water, it bends and makes a rainbow.
3) Water freezes because the water molecules loose so much energy that they interlock with one another to form a solid.
What is this text's structure
Outside the glass, the water evaporates and spreads throughout the room as vapor. In time, the drps disappear. Inside the glass, water also evaporates, but the vapor is trapped.
Description
Why do we use quotes in our essays?
as evidence to support our answers (to support the green sentences)
Correct the following sentence. There are 8 errors.
De text sayd grasses trees and other green plants are producers.
The text says, "Grasses, trees, and other green plants are producers."
Put these story elements in order
problem, setting, characters, solution, events
1. setting
2. characters
3. problem
4. events
5. solution
Think about the text "Spiders". Decide which sentence below is the main idea, and which sentences are details
Spider skin does not stretch, so a spider must molt as it grows.
The spider needs to rest until its new skin hardens.
Their hard skin is like a skeleton the wear on the outside.
Spiders have amazing skin that is very different from human skin.
Main Idea: Spiders have amazing skin that is very different from human skin.
Details:
1) Spider skin does not stretch, so a spider must molt as it grows.
2) The spider needs to rest until its new skin hardens
3) Their hard skin is like a skeleton the wear on the outside.
What is the structure of this text:
First, a drop of blue water enters a jar of clear water. Then, the drop begins to split up: some parts sink and swirl in different directions. At last, the colored drop breaks into so many parts that it has become part of the whole jar of water.
Sequence
Which quote would fit better in an essay about how LaRue changed during the story? Why?
"It turns out that Moscoso is not such a bad fellow after all. In fact, he's swell!"
"Mr. Moscoso proposes not only a leash law and a curfew, but a complete ban on the animals in most public places"
"It turns out that Moscoso is not such a bad fellow after all. In fact, he's swell!"
because it shows that by the end of the story, LaRue no longer hates Moscoso like he did at the beginning of the story.
Correct the following sentence. There are 12 errors.
The little girl lookt up and shouted Wait for me and then her mother answered dont worry, i will.
The little girl looked up and said, "Wait for me!" Then her mother answered, "Don't worry, I will."
Read the following sentence from "Lemonade War". Then, choose the character trait he demonstrates.
And the thought that if he missed he’d probably break his nose made the game just interesting enough to keep going.
TRUSTWORTHY, INSECURE, ADVENTUROUS, GENEROUS
ADVENTUROUS
Explain TWO ways you can figure out a word you don't understand
look for smaller parts inside the word that you know
replace the unknown word with a word that makes sense
use context (the part before the word, after the word, or the pictures)
look for clues in the text to help you like definitions and opposites
What is the structure of this text
There had been seventy-five million buffalo on the plains. Now there were three hundred left in the wild. So Roosevelt established the National Bison Range in Montana and made it illegal to shoot buffalo. Thanks to Roosevelt, the orange calf in Montana romped with other calves and her her grew in numbers.
Problem and Solution
Which quote would make more sense in an essay about how technology helps scientists? WHY?
"By looking into microscopes we have even learned what is inside of our cells..."
"The light microscopes you use in school are not as powerful and do not show many details."
"When we look at the mold on the strawberry under an electronic microscope, it resembles a bunch of grapes."
"By looking into microscopes we have even learned what is inside of our cells..."
because it talks about how microscopes HELPED scientists learn something new.