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What are the 5 words for summary?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
What is an example of something and author's writes with the purpse of informing?
Newspaper, National Geographic, Article, Recipe, etc
Give me an example of an internal character trait?
Joyful, kind, mean spirited, etc
The word "should" can be helpful to figure out if the piece is persuasive.
True
Choose a character from a book you are reading. What is one of their internal character traits?
individual answer
What are character traits?
How you describe a character, what they look and act like.
In Summary, what is the question for "wanted?"
What is the MAIN thing the character wanted?
Give me an example of two things you could compare and contrast?
any two things
In Summary the word “but” means any problem they had. It doesn’t have to be the main one.
False.
In a short summary we want to focus on the MAIN problem.
Choose a book you have read. What is the summary?
Individual answer with SWBST
What does the PIE stand for in Author’s purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the author’s purpose for an article about what kind of soap you should use?
Give me an example of a purpose an author could have for writing something.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Character traits are things that describe the character MOST of the time.
True.
Character traits are different than emotions that change often.
Make up an advertisement for a product.
What was your purpose as the author of that advertisement?
Persuade.
and maybe Inform too.
What is the main idea?
What the book, article, or story is mostly about.
What is an external character trait?
How you describe how someone looks.
Fierce looking, Covered in feathers, tall, delicate, etc
Give me an example of a summary of a movie of your choice?
Following the SWBST chart
Emotion words are internal character traits.
False.
Emotions change all the time. Character traits are how you describe someone MOST of the time.
Compare and contrast Jeopardy vs regular school assignments on the whiteboard.
individual answer
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
It means to find the similarities and differences between two things like stories or places.
What is the main idea of Little Red Riding Hood?
A girl learns not to trust strangers when she goes to visit her grandmother.
Give me an example of something you learned in ELA?
anything at all
The author's purpose of Corduroy was to INFORM about how animals really come to life in malls.
False.
The author's purpose of Corduroy was to ENTERTAIN because it was a made up story.
What was the main idea of this Jeopardy game?
To see how much everyone had learned!