Thinking Strategies Pt. 1
Thinking Strategies Pt. 2
Writing Pt. 1
The Giver
Writing Pt. 2
100
What is Schema?
Your background knowledge
100
What are the five senses you use for visualizing?
smell, touch, taste, sight, sound
100
What is a lead?
The first sentence of your writing piece. Meant to grab the reader's attention.
100
What is the definition of apprehensive?
anxious or fearful that something bad might happen (dictionary definition)
100
What is On-Demand Writing?
A timed writing test. Writing that you don't get to plan for. You're given a prompt and then you have to respond within a set amount of time.
200
What are the 5 W's and the H? (Think of questioning)
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
200
What is an inference?
Your Schema plus Context Clues
200
What are POP questions?
Questions that pop into your head when you read something.
200
What BEST describes the genre of fiction?
A story that is not based on real events, a story that is made up.
200
What are the 2 types of On-Demand Writing?
Stand Alone Passage Based
300
List the 3 ways you make connections using your schema?
Your life Another Text The World
300
Read the following 6 word story and state 3 questions you have about it: Voyager still transmitted, but Earth didn’t.
Answers will vary.
300
What are 3 things you should consider using when writing a lead?
Dialogue, Movement, Thoughts/Feelings
300
How do you know a story is written in 3rd Person - Limited Point of View?
Pronouns used are "He, She, It" and we only know one character's perspective.
300
What are the 3 types of personal expressive writing?
Narrative Essay Memoir
400
What inference can be made about the narrator's plans based on the following passage? I quickly packed my suitcase. I tossed in a change of clothes, a toothbrush, and a hairbrush. Glancing at my watch, I zipped the suitcase and walked to the front door. After I shut the window blinds, I pulled a heavy coat from the closet.
The narrator is probably taking a short trip. (The narrator is packing a suitcase but with only one change of clothes.) The narrator may have not had much advance notice since the narrator seems rushed. (The narrator is packing quickly.) The narrator may be going where the weather is cool. (The narrator takes a heavy coat.) The narrator will likely be staying overnight.
400
List ALL 4 things you can do in order to Monitor for Meaning?
Stop and Re-Read Check for understanding of words Use graphic organizers Summarize or retell
400
What are ALL 5 reasons to begin a new paragraph?
At the beginning, change of topic, change of location, change of speaker, change of time.
400
Draw and label a plot diagram with all 5 parts done correctly.
Answer will be drawn on board.
400
How much time do you have to write for both types of on-demand writing?
90 Minutes for Passage Based 40 Minutes for Stand Alone
500
Give an example, that we haven't discussed as a class, of synthesizing.
Answers will vary
500
Give an example, that we haven't discussed in class, of a way that you can make a connection to another text.
Answers will vary.
500
Identify if the following paragraph is correct. If not, state what/where it needs to be fixed. “JFK,” She said. “That’s obvious,” I answered. “Oh, is it now?” she asked.
New paragraph for "That's obvious." Change of speaker
500
What is a denouement?
The resolution of a story.
500
Draw a WOW line, complete with the numbers for the order in which you plan your story.
Answer will be drawn on board.
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