Nonfiction
This is the genre of nonfiction that educates us on new topics and subjects.
Informational
This is the type of GBTJ that we use for fiction.
CMPSLL
What does each letter of RACE stand for?
Restate the prompt.
Answer the prompt.
Cite text evidence.
Explain text evidence.
What is our 2nd sentence fix step?
Underline Verbs
Thesis (answer the prompt).
This is the author's main idea and is included in both the introduction and conclusion of the text or essay.
Thesis/Controlling Idea
The problem is connected to the _______?
Setting
What sentence stem can you use to E-explain your evidence?
"This shows that..."
"My evidence shows..."
"I chose this evidence because..."
ETC.
List all list all 5 sentence fix steps.
1. Circle nouns
2. Underline verbs
3. Find the subject
4. Identify the tense
5. Spelling and other errors
What two things go in your body paragraphs?
Reasons (answer the prompt again).
Evidence from the text. (This shows...)
This genre of nonfiction includes an author's claim backed up by reasons and researched evidence.
Argumentative/Persuasive
This is what the main character of the story is driven by or wants to do.
Motivation (CMPSLL)
When I answer the prompt, I am creating my _____.
(10) The Junior Zookeepers program is a special opportunity that is offered each summer by our city’s zoo. (11) It’s for kids who love animals and want to learn more about what it’s like behind the scenes at the zoo. (12) I signed up for the program, and by the time it was over, I had not only experienced an adventure but had also learned that there’s a lot more to working at a zoo then just feeding animals.
What change should be made to sentence 12?
A. Delete and
B. Change experienced to expereinced
C. Change there’s to theirs
D. Change then to than
How many minutes should it take to WRITE an essay?
Less than 30 minutes.
The rest of the time should be mainly planning out your essay, finding evidence, and highlighting it.
This type of structure shows how something happened or started, and then the results of what happened in order to illustrate the author's point of view.
Cause and Effect
This genre of nonfiction often includes futuristic settings, technology, and sometimes even aliens.
Sci-Fi
Properly cite evidence from this paragraph.
5 “Yes,” I said, and followed her to a cubicle under a stairway where she had left her paintings. She turned each of them, leaning against the wall, to face me. They were all three portraits of women. As I looked at them, one by one, I was immediately impressed. The canvases revealed an unusual energy of expression, precise delineation of character, and true severity. They showed none of the tricks in the name of originality that usually mark the work of ambitious beginners. They had a fundamental plastic honesty, and an artistic personality of their own. They communicated a vital sensuality complemented by a merciless yet sensitive power of observation. It was obvious to me that this girl was an authentic artist.
In paragraph 5 is says, "___________________."
You need to copy the exact line from the paragraph. A comma comes before the "________." Punctuation marks like periods and question marks go inside the quotation marks.
(16) Cells may have the same parts, they each have different jobs. (17) Different cells are shaped specifically for there specific function in the body. (18) For example muscle cells are more rectangular in shape and have connections to neighboring muscle cells compared to blood cells that are rounded and travel individually throughout the circulatory system. (19) Cells look and do different things in an animal’s or a human’s body, but without them, there would be no living body.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?
A. Change parts, to parts, and
B. Change parts, to parts, therefore;
C. add but after the comma
D. Make no change
List out every paragraph that should be in your essay and what they should include to get a 5 on the STAAR rubric.
Intro: thesis/answer to the prompt.
Body Paragraph 1: reason/topic sentence, evidence, explanation for evidence.
Body Paragraph 2: reason/topic sentence, evidence, explanation for evidence.
Conclusion: restate thesis, name all the reasons from your body paragraphs.
All sentences must start with capital letters and end with punctuation.
What organizational structure is this paragraph in?
Jose Hernandez saw the space shuttle and on the moon as a child. He applied for the NASA program, and he was denied. His wife encouraged him to continue to apply. He was eventually accepted into the program and became an astronaut. After he achieved his dream, Hernandez opened his own STEM program dedicated to helping kids from areas like him.
Chronological/Sequential
How do you know what the theme of a fiction text is?
What does the main character learn from the solution to their problem?
Ex: The village people throw their trash in the hole in Hey Come on Out!, and the first pebble they threw in comes back.
Lesson/Theme: How we treat the Earth will always come back to us.
Restate/Answer the prompt correctly. Which word should you flip in the prompt?
Should students be involved in deciding how money is spent in their schools or communities through participatory budgeting? Why or why not?
Example answer:
Students should/should not be involved in deciding how money is spent because...
(4) As Presley opened the box she realized it was full of papers. (5) She was about to stuff them into the trash when something caught her eye. (6) It was an old magazine from 1961 called the woods hill journal. (7) Presley flipped to the table of contents and did a double take when she saw her grandpa's name. (8) He had apparently published a story in this magazine more than 50 years ago!
What change is needed in sentence 6?
A. Change was to is
B. Change from to in
C. Change called to it was called
D. Change woods hill journal to Woods Hill Journal
BONUS: Double Jeopardy. If you answer this question correctly, you get double the points!
What 3 reasons did Are We Ready for Robots give for why we should use robots in their topic sentences on the Unit 3 test?
Loneliness
Work Place Injuries
Help around the home