Objectives
Schema and text clues
Inference
Highlight question
Highlight evidence and think of schema
Cross off imposter and find the best answer
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
The important information that tells us where to find our answer.
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.
BME of a story
Summary
Create thinking steps for main idea
Highlight question
Scan story or section
Find 3 key details
Cross off imposter and choose best answer
When we have a short constructed response we use the RACE strategy. What does RACE stand for?
Restate, answer, cite, explain
What is the first thing you write on your scratch paper
Your name
What do you need to do in the morning before the test?
Eat a good breakfast
Features that make nonfiction stories easier to read
Text Features
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
What belongs in an introduction?
Answer to the question and 2 reasons to support your answer.
Claim
Topic Sentence
What do you put on your scratch paper before you begin reading?
Prediction
What is something positive you can tell a classmate?
Answers vary
Clues to help you find the meaning of an unknown word.
Context Clues
What do we annotate on a poem?
Stanzas, lines, rhyme scheme, and type of poem.
What would be a good sentence starter to begin your body paragraphs?
My first/second reason is...
One reason that...
What do you put on your scratch paper when you are done reading?
Gist
What do you do if you get tired during the test?
Take a water break or stretch in your seat
What the story is mostly about
Main Idea
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
What belongs in the body paragraph?
One reason, evidence to support reason, explanation of reason.
You should have what written down every time you finish a question?
Evidence
What can you do if you start to feel overwhelmed?
Take a deep breath or take a break.