FUNdations
True or False: the word "play" is an r-controlled vowel word?
False.
What is the genre for a story that is made up?
Fiction
Which ELA Teacher writes with their left hand?
Ms. Brkanovic
What do annotations help us do?
Annotations help us understand what the question is asking us to do/think about.
What does "why" mean?
Reason
Please provide all the sounds that say /er/
ir, ur, er
What is the genre of a story that is giving you real facts about a topic?
non-fiction
Ms. Jackson
Every sentence starts with a ________ and ends with a __________.
capital letter & punctuation
What does "main idea" mean?
What the story is mostly about.
What do long vowels do?
Long vowels say their own name
What are all the thinking jobs for non-fiction?
Topic, teaching, POV, Main Idea, Author's Purpose
Mr. Wilson
What are all the parts of the R.A.C.E. strategy?
restate the question, answer the question, cite evidence, explain your answer
What does "point of view" mean?
How someone thinks or feels about the topic
Say the letter, keyword and sound for all the short vowels
a/ apple/ ah
e/ed/ eh
i/itch/ih
o/octopus/awe
u/up/uh
What are all thinking jobs for fiction?
Character, motivation, problem, solution, lesson learned?
Which 4th Grade teacher currently lives in New Jersey but is about to move to Brooklyn?
Ms. Mattox
True or false: Mrs. Jones has a dog
False
When an author writes a story he/she always has a purpose. What are some ways an author can show their purpose? (hint: author's love P.I.E.)
persuade, inform, entertain
Name 3 suffixes
ing, es, s, ed, est, ive ( any suffix taught in class)
What's the difference between character feelings and character traits?
Character Feelings can constantly change based on outside factors (weather, illness, something good or bad happening)
Character Traits are someone's personality and cannot constantly change.
What does all of your ELA Teachers have in common?
They all teach ELA skills!
Before I turn in my work I must....
DOUBLE CHECK MY WORK!!!
What fiction thinking job is "theme" closely connected to?
Lesson learned