Text Structures
The number of text structures we talked about.
What is Eight?
A sequence of events in a story.
What is Plot?
Language that is different from its factual and true meaning.
What is Figurative Language?
This means having an opinion and taking a strong stance on it.
What is Claim?
A place where you should put your backpacks.
What is the front of the room?
A text structure that describes one topic in detail.
What is Description?
What is conflict?
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
(Claim + Evidence) For an argument, we need our claim and evidence.
What is the definition of an argument?
Something Ms. Sanchez Garcia says at the end of every class period.
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A text structure that explains steps in order.
What is Sequence?
The point where the problems in the story start to get worse or build on themselves.
What is the rising action?
Giving human characteristics to something non-human, like "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
A method we use for ECRs or Extended Constructed Responses.
What is RACECES (Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence x 2, Explain your Evidence x 2, Summarize)? RACE is also acceptable, though it is used for SCRs, not ECRs.
Somewhere you can find paper assignments, even if they aren't printed out.
What is Google Classroom?
A text structure that describes the advantages and disadvantages of a subject.
What is Pro/Con?
The main two types of conflict and what they mean.
Internal conflict is in the MIND, external conflict is with other characters or forces.
This compares two things without using "like" or "as," such as "Her voice is music to my ears."
An example of a weak claim.
Dogs are better than cats.
Something Ms. Sanchez Garcia will ABSOLUTELY not accept as trades for a pencil.
A text structure that describes multiple topics in detail, often in categories.
What is Classification?
The five elements of a plot map, in order, labeled on a map.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
Identify the type of figurative language used in this sentence and explain how it appeals to the senses: "The aroma of freshly baked bread wrapped around her like a warm hug, while the golden crust glistened under the kitchen light."
What is simile and imagery? They appeal to your sense of smell and sight.
An example of a strong claim/argument.
EX: Dogs provide stronger companionship and can provide more medical aid than cats. (With evidence to back it up, of course....)
The days we used to have for Reading/Writing time (be specific about the days of the week), and the amount of time we used for reading + the amount of time we used for writing. If you can also tell me what the last prompt we had was, +300 to your team.
Reading/Writing time was on Mondays and Wednesdays. Reading took 8 minutes of time, and Writing took 5-6 minutes. The last prompt was about making a time capsule/time passing/50 years from now/the future.