Objectives
Thinking Steps
Writing
Show your work
Get Prepared
100

Schema and text clues

Inference

100
Create thinking steps for Inference

Highlight question

Highlight evidence and think of schema

Cross off imposter and find the best answer

100

When the prompt asks you for an essay, how many paragraphs do you have to have and what are they called?

4

Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Conclusion

100
What do we highlight in every question?

The important information that tells us where to find our answer.

100

What is one thing you can do tonight to be prepared for tomorrow?

Get lots of sleep, eat a good dinner, study using IXL, Lexia or any other program.

200

BME of a story

Summary

200

Create thinking steps for main idea

Highlight question

Scan story or section

Find 3 key details

Cross off imposter and choose best answer

200

When we have a short constructed response we use the RACE strategy. What does RACE stand for?

Restate, answer, cite, explain

200

What is the first thing you write on your scratch paper

Your name

200

What do you need to do in the morning before the test?

Eat a good breakfast

300

Features that make nonfiction stories easier to read

Text Features

300

Create thinking steps for summary

Highlight question

Go back in story and look for BME

Label BME on each answer choice

Cross off imposter and find best answer

300

What belongs in an introduction?

Answer to the question and 2 reasons to support your answer.

Claim

Topic Sentence

300

What do you put on your scratch paper before you begin reading?

Prediction

300

What is something positive you can tell a classmate?

Answers vary

400

Clues to help you find the meaning of an unknown word.

Context Clues

400

What do we annotate on a poem?

Stanzas, lines, rhyme scheme, and type of poem.

400

What would be a good sentence starter to begin your body paragraphs?

My first/second reason is...

One reason that...

400

What do you put on your scratch paper when you are done reading?

Gist

400

What do you do if you get tired during the test?

Take a water break or stretch in your seat

500

What the story is mostly about

Main Idea

500

Create thinking steps for context clues

Highlight question

Find unknown word in story

Highlight clues around unknown word

Use dictionary to check work

Cross off the imposter and find best answer

500

What belongs in the body paragraph?

One reason, evidence to support reason, explanation of reason.

500

You should have what written down every time you finish a question?

Evidence

500

What can you do if you start to feel overwhelmed?

Take a deep breath or take a break.

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