Vocab Station
This is the reason why the author wrote the story or selection.
What is "author's purpose?"
When you have a reading passage, you divide your scratch paper this number of times to fill out while you read.
What are the 4 boxes?
Lines
Stanzas
Poet
Figurative Language
What is poetry?
if you want to get a great score you will need to write this sentence correctly and right.
If you want to get a great score, you will need to write this sentence correctly.
This response is shorter and will only need an answer and text evidence.
What is an S.C.R.?
This is the most important sentence in an essay or SCR because it answers a question and tells the reader what the essay is about.
What is a "thesis statement?"
This is used to plan out an essay.
What is "the house" strategy?
Figurative language
Plot
Imaginary Characters
Paragraphs
What is fiction?
Combine these sentences:
The concert is after school.
Ryan will be performing at the concert.
After school, Ryan will be performing at the concert.
Ryan will be performing at the concert after school.
This response requires 3-4 paragraphs including a thesis, text evidence, and explanation.
What is an E.C.R.?
This is how characters are described.
What is "characterization?"
This is used to plan out SCRs (or short constructed responses).
What is R.A.C?
Facts
Paragraphs
Third Person
Text Structures
What is informational?
You're teammates have the answers so make sure you communicate with each other respectfully and politely in order to win the game that we are playing now right now.
Your teammates have the answers, so communicate respectfully in order to win the game.
Both an SCR and ECR will need these two things.
What is a "thesis statement" and "text evidence?"
This is the important message of a story.
What is "theme?"
This is used to learn new vocabulary words.
What are context clues?
Facts
Reasons
Claim
Evidence
What is argumentative?
This long, narrow room jutted out from the rest of the house and stuck out.
This long, narrow room jutted out from the rest of the house.
What strategy will you use to answer this prompt?
Why is it important to the conflict that this excerpt takes place in the past? Support your answer with evidence from the excerpt.
What is "R.A.C.?"
This is how the author organizes their information. It can be in the form of problem and solution; cause and effect; or chronological order to name a few.
What is a "text structure?"
This is used to prove your answers are always correct.
What is text evidence?
Setting
Characters
Figurative Language
True Events
What is literary nonfiction?
Combine these sentences:
We do our best.
North Shore is an A-rated campus.
STAAR is coming up.
Even though STAAR is coming up, North Shore is an A-rated campus because we do our best.
What is the SCR missing in order to get full credit?
Going on a digital diet is beneficial to younger people because it allows them to communicate with others offline.
What is "text evidence"?