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When you get your blank piece of paper on testing days what will you write on it?
RACE
The night before testing days what are you going to make sure you do?
Get a good night’s sleep.
What can you NOT wear on state testing days?
Smart watches
What are you going to make sure that you do the morning of testing?
-Have a good breakfast.
-Use the bathroom.
-Have a book to read for when I am finished.
True or False.
I can do ALL of the following once testing begins: walk around, chat with friends, draw on my paper, pause my test on my own, and submit my test on my own.
False
What are 3 Author’s Purposes for writing texts?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What makes up a character’s personality?
Character Traits
Write an original simile.
Answers may vary but must be a comparison of 2 things containing the words like or as.
What figurative language is being used?
The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up!
Personification
"Perfect Pets"
Pets are fun and full of cheer,
They wag, they purr, they stay so near.
Dogs that bark and chase their tails,
Cats that nap and swish their tails.
Fish that swim in tiny tanks,
Hamsters running, squeaky thanks!
Birds that sing a morning tune,
Pets can brighten any room!
Stories are organized by sentences and paragraphs. Poems are organized by __________ & ____________.
Lines and Stanzas.
What figurative language is being used?
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
Alliteration
What do the letters in RACE mean?
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
In a RACE response what goes in paragraph #1?
1-Name of the article
2-Author’s Name
3-Summary
4-Restate
5-Answer
In a RACE response what goes in paragraph #2?
1-First piece of evidence
2-This shows
50 bonus points if you wrote: According to the text in paragraph #
In a RACE response what goes in paragraph #4?
In conclusion these pieces of evidence show…
Why should you look above the title before you start reading a passage?
There may be important information there that the author expects you to read before you start reading the story.
Read this question. Choose one detail from passage 1 and one detail from passage 2 that supports your answer in part A.
What is super important to notice about this question?
You need to make sure you are picking 2 details.
AND
You need to make sure you pick 1 detail from each passage, not the same passage.
A synonym for Main Idea is?
Central Idea
Write a 3-4 sentence summary of “Hatchet.”
A kid named Brian is flying to Canada to visit his dad. The pilot has a heart attack and the plane crashes. Brian must learn to survive the wilderness. He encounters many problems. In the end Brian is rescued.
What is special about the way the author wrote “Because of Mr. Terupt?”
The story is written from multiple characters perspectives.
Penguins and puffins are both birds that live near the ocean and eat fish, but they are different in many ways. Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, like in Antarctica, and they cannot fly. Instead, they use their wings like flippers to swim really well. Puffins live in the Northern Hemisphere, like near the Atlantic Ocean, and they can fly through the air and also swim underwater. Penguins are usually bigger and have black and white feathers, while puffins are smaller and have colorful beaks, especially in the summer. Even though they look a little alike, they live in different parts of the world and have special skills that help them survive where they live.
What text structure is used in this paragraph?
A. Chronological Order
B. Comparison
C. Cause and Effect
Comparison
Think about Brian from “Hatchet.” List 3 character traits that describe Brian.
Resilient
Brave/Courageous
Smart
Creative
In the story “Hatchet," by Gary Paulsen these are all examples of _________________________.
Never Give Up
Patience Pays Off
Surviving takes Perseverance
THEMES
What strategies will you use on the state test if you come across a word that you are unsure of the meaning?
You cannot ask me or look it up.
Reread the sentence it is in and maybe even the sentences around it.
Try to think of words that would still make the sentence sound correct.
Use inferencing skills.
Two Part Question
Part 1:True or False
I should cut and paste evidence from the passages in my RACE responses.
Part 2: True or False
I don’t need to use quotation marks around evidence that I take directly from the passages.
Part 1: True
Part 2: False