Reading Random
What is the difference between first and third person?
First person is when you say I, me, my, us
Third person is when you say he, she, they, them
What is it called when there's a really descriptive part in a story that uses the 5 senses?
When there's a really...
Imagery
What ECR strategies does Ms. Torres want to see on your paper?
She wants to see the IRRC and also the RACE under every R.
How do you write the words "they have" as a contraction?
They've
What is it called when we give "real life feelings" to something that isn't real?
Personification
When there is dialogue in the text or your ECR, what symbols are there to show you characters are talking?
Why is it not a good idea to type your ECR and not write it down on paper first?
Not writing on the paper does not get all of your ideas and you might miss some mistakes.
Everyone should choose chocolate ice cream! It is the very best!
This is an example of a fact or opinion ?
Opinion
Explain Main idea
Main Idea is...
what the section or selection is mostly about
How would you combine these sentences?
The baby was still crying. The mom did not pick him up.
The baby was still crying, but the mom did not pick him up.
The text is about the way rabbits survive in their environment.
What genre of reading is this?
Fiction, Nonfiction/Informational Text, Drama or Poetry
This is nonfiction/informational text.
Marks bike was tooken from his back yard.
Mark's bike was taken from his backyard.
There are 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week and there are 12 months in a year.
This is a fact or opinion?
Fact.
What is the climax of a story?
The most exciting, intense, or important part—it's the "big moment".
The girl ran away from the disgusting monster. She watched trembling as it slowly followed its prey and attacked.
Using context clues, what does aghast mean?
scared or horrified
What are the paragraphs in a poem called?
What is a Stanza?
What does it mean to infer?
To infer...
Take you what you already know and apply it to the story to make the best guess.
To know and understand something(figure it out) without being told explicitly.
What is the THEME of a story or text?
Theme is...
A lesson or moral message of the story
What are does R.A.C.E stand for?
Restate the question
Answer
Cite evidence
Explain
The boy were walking along carnation street when he seen the cars crash?
What 5 corrections needs to be made?
The boy was walking along Carnation Street when he saw the cars crash.
What are the parts to an ECR?
Introduction: Restate and answer
Body (2x): Topic sentence, Evidence and Explain
Conclusion: Repeat your restate and answer.
What is Author's purpose?
Why the...
The reason why the Author is writing the text.
(to persuade, inform or entertain the reader)
When taking the Reading STAAR, what strategies do you need to show?
1. What type of text it is (Inform., Fiction, Poem or Drama)
2.Annotate (plot diagram, poetry, informational.)
3. Author's Purpose
4. Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Which word is "possessive" or "owning something"
Sarah's or Sarahs
Sarah's
What needs to be changed in this sentence?
abraham went to visit his best friend in america.
Abraham and America needs to be capitalized