Reading Strategies
Numbering paragraphs, circling/highlighting unfamiliar words, underlining, etc. are all examples of this ELA strategy
Annotating the text!
The three different types of ESSAYS you may have to write on the SSIA/TNReady!
1) Explanatory/Informational
2) Argumentative
3) Narrative
The life lesson or message the author is trying to reach the reader.
THEME!
When writing an essay, BEFORE you even read the prompt the FIRST THING you do is...
FOLD YOUR SCRATCH PAPER INTO 4 EQUAL SECTIONS!
Identify the error:
She don't like going to the movies on Sundays.
She doesn't like going to the movies on Sundays.
Portions of a poem that are broken into "chunks" of multiple lines
Stanzas
All of the components of the INTRODUCTION paragraph
1) Hook
2) Background sentence
3) Thesis statement
The perspective from which a text is written.
Hint: Can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person
Point of View!
We read a poem this many times...
THREE!
A) I brought pencils paper and a ruler.
B) I brought pencils, paper, and a ruler.
B!
Individual phrases of a poem, each separated by a number.
Lines!
The reason behind why there are two E's and two R's in a CERER paragraph
Must include two pieces of evidence. One from each text!
The author's attitude towards the topic of their text!
Tone!
Picture this: you're reading a text during SSIAs and you come across a word you've never seen before...BUT it has a #1 next to it....
What do you do?
Check the footnote to determine the definition of the word!
Correct the errors in this sentence:
tomorrow we is going to the museum to se the ancient egypt Exhibit.
Tomorrow we are going to see the Ancient Egypt exhibit.
The term used to describe taking a text and turning it into our own words.
Hint: We do this in the Reasoning sentence of a CER paragraph.
Summarize or paraphrase!
All of the components of the CONCLUSION paragraph
1) Restate Thesis Statement
2) CER Summary
3) Mic Drop
The reader's feelings towards the topic of the text based on the words the author uses.
Mood!
You're running out of time on the multiple choice section of the SSIA! You have 2 minutes left, and you're on question 10 of 40.
What do you do?
Finish question 10 and then make sure ALL of the remaining questions are answered!
****This will never happen because you will use your time wisely!
Correct the errors in the sentence:
i have went to the store but I didn't bought nothing.
I went to the store, but I didn't buy anything.
The term used to describe using context clues to make an assumption on what is going to happen next in the story.
Making an inference!
The difference between the THESIS STATEMENT in the Introduction, and the CLAIM in the CERER paragraph.
Thesis: restates the prompt in order to explain what the essay will be about.
Claim: restates the prompt by ANSWERING the question
The skill that refers to using phrases and sentences around an unfamiliar word in order to determine the meaning of the word.
Context Clues!
You're running out of time on the essay! You have 15 minutes left and you're still planning out your CERER #1 on your scratch paper.
What do you do?
Finish your CERER and immediately begin typing!!! ONLY YOUR SCRATCH PAPER COUNTS TOWARDS YOUR GRADE!!! YOU MUST TYPE YOUR ESSAY ON THE COMPUTER IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT!!!
Correct the errors in this sentence:
The dog run fast and he don't like to be around other dogs.
The dog ran fast because he doesn't like to be around other dogs.