Something that teaches about a topic, has a topic sentence with at least three supporting details.
What is information writing?
100
This is what the story is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
100
Eat a good breakfast and get a good nights sleep.
What is an important before-the-test strategy?
100
Where and when the story takes place.
What is a setting in a story?
200
Eliminate answers you know are wrong, then make your best guess and BOOKMARK IT TO GO BACK LATER.
What should you do if you don't know the answer.
200
A paragraph with an opinion, at least 2 supporting reasons, and examples for each reason.
What is opinion writing?
200
These help support or prove a main idea in a text.
What are supporting details?
200
No matter what happens on this test, we will always love you.
What is important to remember?
200
What the character wants or needs.
What is a character's motivation?
300
Take a 5 minute breather break, then get back to work!
What is a strategy for when you're feeling tired or burned out?
300
A paragraph that tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end, a problem, solution, and that includes character, setting, and dialogue.
What is narrative writing?
300
This is the lesson the author wants you to learn by reading their story.
What is the authors message?
300
To show what you know and to help our school get better.
What is the reason we take this test?
300
Something in a text (fiction or non fiction) that is bold and tells you what the section will be about.
What is a heading?
400
Tell yourself YOU CAN DO THIS!
What should you do if you feel discouraged?
400
Excellent writers make these before they start their paragraphs.
What is a plan?
400
On a test, you can use this strategy to answer a short response question about something you've read in order to make sure you answer the question and cite evidence.
What is RACE?
400
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday morning this week, and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday next week.
When will you take the test?
400
Something that will help you keep a smile on your face and keep some perspective during testing.
What is a positive attitude?
500
Take your time, read the passage, and trust yourself.
What is the most important thing you can do?
500
This is a strategy to help you figure out what a writing prompt is asking you to write about on a test.
What is TAPP the prompt.
500
The beginning, middle, and end of a story.
What is the plot?
500
What is important to keep in mind that Mojo from class dojo can remind us during, before, and after the test, about keeping an open mind, focusing on the positive, and remembering that we're here to learn?