Writing
When you see a 2 point, short response question, what should you write on your paper as a tool to help you.
RACECE
What is the definition of setting?
Where and when the story takes place
What does the word excerpt mean?
A part of the passage
What can you do at home the night/morning before the test?
Get a good night of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast!
What strategies can you use if you are stressed while taking the test?
Deep breaths, get a drink, take a short break, skip the question and go back, remind yourself of strategies you've learned
Restate the following question: Describe what kind of person Travis based on his decisions in the passage.
Travis is a __________person based on his decisions in the passage.
What are context clues?
Clues that good reader use to find the meaning of words (Look around the unknown word.)
What is a phrase?
A short group of words, a part of a sentence
Where do you start reading the passage, above the title or below the title?
Above
What should you do when you think you are done with the test?
Raise your hand and show your teacher BEFORE submitting your test!!
How many details from the reading do you include in a short response question for 2 points.
TWO Details
Define theme
Lesson, message, moral
What is an essay? (Think about the 4 point, very last question of the test)
Intro, body (RACECE), conclusion
What are some helpful tools to use on Questar?
Highlight, eliminate, line reader
Give two examples of a theme
Variety of answers
Describe each part of RACECE
Restate
Answer
Cite evidence
Explain how your evidence connects to your answer
What is a character trait?
A word to describe a character's personality
When the test states, what is the meaning of the phrase keeping it cool as used in paragraph 2, what is the first thing you should do?
Go back to paragraph 2
What should you do if you are stuck on a question?
Bookmark it, skip it, go back
When you have a 4 point response, and you see bullet points, how should you plan?
RACECE for each bullet point
Define central idea/main idea
What does chronological mean?
Time order of events
What are strategies to help you answer multiple choice questions? (Think: RELAX)
Variety of answers
Define the 5 text structures
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Problem/solution
Description
Chronological/Order of events