Vocabulary
What is the definition of "theme"?
A message about life or the world.
How many short-response questions are there on the NY State ELA test?
6
What is it called, when we break the text down into smaller parts?
Chunking the text
The person who rents an apartment or home is called a ___________.
Tenant
We recently had a Monday off of school. What was the holiday?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
What is the definition of "annotate"?
Add notes
Which grades at BxC take the state standardized test?
Students in grades 3–8 take the State English Language Arts (ELA) test each spring.
When we organize our annotations, what do we label the two columns on either sides of the page?
"Text" and "Me" columns
_____ women are 3x more likely to be evicted than _____ women.
Black women are 3x more likely to be evicted than white women.
What are the two colors in the BxC logo?
Purple and Orange
What is the definition of "emphasize"?
Highlight/to show
When a test question has the word "What" in it, what is one example of a phrase you can use to begin your response?
One example…
or
One thing…
When we summarize as part of our annotations, is it important to write in complete sentences?
No, short phrases or just a few words are fine, whatever helps you remember.
Finish this sentence: Federal guidelines have indicated for more than 80 years that families should not spend more than ___% of their income on rent.
Federal guidelines have indicated for more than 80 years that families should not spend more than 30% of their income on rent.
When we were learning some new annotation techniques, we read an article about child mummies. In what country were these mummies found?
Argentina
What is the definition of "develop"?
To grow
When you read a new test question, what is one thing you need to do to understand how to answer it?
Break it down and identify the different parts of the text that the question is asking us to connect!
What text structure does this symbol represent?
[]->[]->[]
Chronological
The new law that would guarantee a lawyer to a person at or below the federal poverty line in an eviction case is called __________.
Right to Counsel
What is a canopic jar for?
Holding the organs of a dead person in the process of being mummified.
What is the definition of "support"?
Back up an idea.
How many multiple-choice questions are there on the NY State ELA test?
35
What are the three elements of a text we can use to make a prediction?
The title, text features (pictures, graphics), and topic sentences.
Julie, the woman who came to speak to us about eviction in NYC, works at what organization?
(Closest answer wins!)
NorthWest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
Which 3 6th Graders are on the Middle School Advisory Board?
(If you're on the board, you can't answer this one)
Sean, Joely, and Hawaou