Fiction
Informational
Poetry
Writing
Strategies
100

What is imagery?

When the author uses words to help the reader create a mental image

100
What is the most likely reason an author writes an informational text?

inform, to teach us something that we can learn, to explain something

100

What are words the author uses to show the speaker's experience? (taste, smell, see, hear, touch)

sensory language

100

How do I know when I get to a revising/ editing passage?

There are numbers for each sentence

100

What should I do on my scratch paper while I read?

take # notes about key ideas, draw pictures

200

What does emphasize mean?

SHOW
200

What should you pay attention to when you preview an informational text?

headings, pictures (photographs), captions, text features, title

200

Where do you find rhyming words in a poem?

at the end of the lines

200

What are the steps for revising/ editing passages?

1. Listen to the passage and look for mistakes.

2. Listen to the questions and answer. 

200

What should I do after I read the question?

Identify what the question is asking me, go back to the text to find evidence.

300

What are the parts of a plot?

characters, setting, conflict, climax, resolution (and theme)

300

What text feature (written in bold) helps the reader know what each section will be about?

headings

300

rhyming words create a...

rhythm

300

Which of these sentences is correct? Why?

1. The third grade classes' will do great on the STAAR test! 

2. The third grade classes will do great on the STAAR test!

Sentence 2 is correct because you do not need an apostrophe for plural nouns/ it does not show possession.

300
How do I know if the text is Revising/Editing? Do I need to do #?

There are numbers for each sentence so I don't need to do #

400

Where can I look for clues to the theme of the story? (beginning, middle, or end)

end 

400
How do you find the central idea of a paragraph or a text?

find repeating words, read the first sentence

400

What's a simile? Definition or example

A simile compares two things using the words like or as. 

400

What are the steps for writing an ECR?

1. Re-state the prompt in a topic sentence. 

2. Answer the question with detail 1 and text evidence. 

3. Detail 2 and text evidence. 

4. Concluding sentence. 

5. Read my writing to check for mistakes, capital letters, periods, etc. 

6. Type it in the box. 

400

What are the first 3 steps for Screen to Scratch when doing a reading passage?

1. Write the title. 

2. Chunk the paragraphs. 

3. Read for 15-20 minutes and do #. 

500

What are the pronouns for 1st person point of view?

I, me, we, our

500

How is an informational text different from a fiction text?

Fiction has plot and characters and we read it for fun. Information has text features and we read it to learn new things. 

500

Why does an author use figurative language and imagery?

to help the reader visualize the story better

500

What will they check for when they score a SHORT constructed response?

capital letters, periods, did you answer the question correctly, 

500

What is a piece of advice you would give someone taking the reading STAAR test to stay focused?

Take breaks, stretch, go to the bathroom, drink water, take notes on your scratch paper, take your time

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