Strategies
What is the best way to check your answers?
Go back to the text and find evidence
What acronym (word) do you use when editing?
CUPS
What does it mean to summarize?
Tell the most important parts in a short version
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
What is fiction?
A made-up story
What should you do with answers you know are wrong?
Eliminate them
What goes at the end of a complete sentence?
punctuation mark
What word means to tell how two things are alike?
Compare
What is one difference between an ECR & SCR?
SCR is 1 paragraph and uses RACE.
ECR is 4 paragraphs and uses RACES.
What is Nonfiction?
A text that provides information that is real and true.
What should you do if you finish early?
Go back and check all answers
What is used to combine two complete thoughts?
FANBOY- Conjunction
What does “support your answer” mean?
Use evidence from the text
What types of genres can you write about?
Informational and Argumentative
What genre has writing with rhythm, structure, or figurative language ?
Poetry
What are the TWO THINGS you should write out when testing?
Extended Constructed Response & Short Constructed Response
Which is correct: “Their going to the store.” or “They’re going to the store.”
They’re going to the store
What does “analyze” mean?
Break down and examine closely
How many evidences should you have for an ECR?
At least 2
What genre tells a true story about a person’s life?
Literary Nonfiction: Biography or Autobiography
When you begin to revise and edit what are the steps?
Read the question
Read the sentence or sentences
Read the sentence with the answer choices inserted
Choose the best answer.
What does revising focus on?
Making the writing better
What does “infer” mean?
Use clues + prior knowledge to figure something out
What should you ALWAYS include in your ECR and SCR?
Evidence from the text
ANSWER
What genre explains how something works or gives information?
Informational text