Inferencing
The front desk informed me that I am next. I took my purse and went inside the room. I told the man wearing a white coat that I've been coughing for 3 days now. Where am I? a) dentist b) doctor's office c) park d) home
b) doctor's office
These explain and support the main ideas or controlling idea.
Supporting Details
this is the ending of the story
Resolution
What correction should be made to this sentence? Gertrude Ederle was a great american swimmer.
American is a nationality-capitalize it!
The life lesson, author’s message, or moral of a story.
Theme
My mom and I waited in line with the rest of the passengers. My mom handed the lady our tickets. The lady smiled at her and said, "Have a great flight!" Where am I? a) school b) bus stop c) train station d) airport
d) airport. key words: waiting in line, tickets, flight
A _____ is the most important part of a paragraph or text.
Controlling Idea/Main Idea
This part of the plot is the very beginning of the story
Exposition
What correction should be made to this sentence?
Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Hilda in alaska.
Alaska is the name of a state-capitalize it!
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
NOUN
Elizabeth was so proud of her garden. She planted the seeds early in the spring and watered the plants every morning. Last Friday, her mom called and asked her to come over for the weekend because she was feeling sick. When Elizabeth came back home, her plants were bent and drooping. Why were the plants drooping? How do you know?
She had not watered them for a few days, so the plants were not doing well.
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.It is on the Niagara River about halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.Niagara Falls is on the American and Canadian border.The American Falls is 167 feet high.On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.
It is the time and place at which the events of the story happen.
What is the setting?
Name all the fanboys.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
Adjective
Splat! Splat! Splat! Everybody outside was using an umbrella. Though I don't like rain, I sill love the flowers it brings. I'm excited to pick the flowers once the rain stops. When is this? a) daytime/ spring b) daytime/ fall c) nighttime/ spring d) nighttime/ fall
a) daytime/ spring
Is this a main idea or supporting detail?
Kangaroos usually live in family groups called mobs.
Main Idea/ Controlling Idea
"Life is a box of chocolates" is an example of what literary term?
A metaphor
She goes ___ Disney every summer.
A. to
B. too
C. two
A. to
When writing an extended constructed response, how should you always begin?
Restating the prompt clearly.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! As I walk the street I was so amazed with what I am seeing -- yellow, orange, red, and brown. I've never seen colorful leaves on the ground before. When is this? a) spring b) fall c) summer d) winter
Fall
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.
The complication or struggle in the story.
What is the conflict?
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? The silk shoots out through tiny tubes in the spiders body.
spiders should be written....spider's showing possession.
What are the 5 ways that an author can structure a nonfiction text?
1. Description
2. Sequence/ chronological order
3. Compare and contrast
4. Problem and solution
5. Cause and effect