Writing
At the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851, Sojourner Truth gave a speech that she had not written down or practiced, but it would become famously known as her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. Her powerful, on-the-spot speech inspired the crowd.
Choose the best way to revise the phrase "on-the-spot" so that the presentation maintains a consistent tone.
a) argumentative
b) elaborate
c) motivated
d) unplanned
d) unplanned
If you are stuck on a question you should ___________ and ________. You must complete all of the questions within that section before moving on.
Skip / Mark for Review / Flag
Come back to it later
If your Performance Tasks asks you to write a multi-paragraph narrative, it's asking you to write a ________, typically with a beginning, _______, and _____.
Story - Middle - End
"A student is writing a research report on whether students should be paid to make good grades in school. Read the source the student found and click on two claims that the author makes that are not supported by credible evidence."
How many sentences should you select?
Two (2)
The word ventilate comes from a Latin word that means “wind.”
Based on this root and the text, what is the meaning of “ventilate”?
A. to clean air
B. to bring air in
C. to push warm air out
D. to add moisture to air
B. to bring air in.
Now Luke was in high school. No longer cheering from the sidelines, he would be on the field. The community had drastically changed. Big employers had moved out of town, and the high school enrollment dropped from 1,200 to 400. The availability of tough football players had also decreased, but Luke's dedication to the team was unchanged. Every week he ran proudly onto the football field. He played every game of his high school career, but sadly, the team had a losing record. In his senior year, Luke was the team captain and worked hard to condition the team and himself. Every point scored was celebrated as though it were a world championship game. The "win" was his dedication to the team, not the number of points on the scoreboard.
What is a more specific word to replace the bold word?
A) suffered
B) obtained
C) received
D) permitted
A) suffered
When you get a multiple-choice question, you should always use the ______ __ ___________ strategy to narrow down the choices
Process of Elimination
Before starting the performance task, you should take ______ on sources and create an _________ on your scratch paper to organize your ideas into paragraphs.
Notes - Outline
Read this sentence from the letter.
In some states, people can get their drivers’ licenses as early as age fourteen, so it’s not fair that we should have to wait until we are seventeen.
The author of the letter wants to replace the highlighted section to better match the letter’s purpose and audience. Which replacement best matches the author’s intended purpose and audience?
How many answers should you select?
1 answer
True or False: Theme is the same thing as Central Idea
False - theme is the message of the text about humanity or life, central idea is the topic summary
Choose the sentence that does not have any errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics.
A. Maria’s dog loved to play with that old, brown teddy bear.
B. Swimming as fast as she could, the boat was still too far away for Lucy to reach in ten minutes.
C. The fish, with the orange and black stripes, was the one that I wanted.
D.When deciding what instrument to learn, the huge number of choices can be overwhelming
A
Before reading any passage, you should read the _______ and the possible _______(s).
Question(s) and possible answer choices
All performance tasks should be __________ paragraphs long.
Multiple, more than 1, a few
If you were creating a "Do What" Chart, what two DO verbs are these directions asking you to do?
Read the paragraph from the text.
From personal experience, Mr. Perlman advises students that in order to succeed in music, art, or anything outside of "normal" activities, "First of all, you have to love what you do. That's number one. And number two, you have to have some sort of discipline. I always felt I was more successful when I had a routine . . . "
Why did the author use the phrase programmed up to the gills in the paragraph? Select two options.
Read and Select
Orangutans
When they are hungry, they can use sticks to open their favorite fruit. These great apes can make at least 13 different kinds of noises to send messages to other orangutans; they can also “talk” to each other by making signs with their hands. Orangutans can easily learn to use zippers and to open latches. From watching humans, some have even learned to wash clothes and paddle canoes!
This paragraph about orangutans is missing a thesis statement. Select the most appropriate thesis statement to begin the paragraph.
A. I am going to tell you about orangutans and their skills.
B. Orangutans are very intelligent animals.
C. Orangutans are the monkeys most like humans.
D.Orangutans like to do many interesting things.
B. Orangutans are very intelligent animals.
It is difficult to describe how cut off from everyone and everything the people of West Berlin must have felt when the Soviet Union first erected the wall across the city. “We were a little island of freedom,” said Mr. Venchk, “surrounded by a sea of oppression.”
Which more precise word best replaces the bold phrase? Why is it the best choice?
A) divided
B) detached
C) isolated
D) separated
C) isolated - it captures the connotation (emotional attachment) of the sentence
When reading a long passage, you can use the ___________ tool to help keep your eyes focused.
Line reader tool
Strong essays include a thesis statement in the introduction. A thesis includes your _______ and ________(s).
Claim and Reasons
When given a prompt such as "Explain the meaning and purpose of the metaphor in the final sentence of the text. Use details from the text to support your response" and you see a text box for typing under the prompt, you should answer it as a ____________.
(Hint: we do this in ELA a lot)
RACE paragraph with a clear answer, evidence, and explanation.
The Iditarod is one of the toughest races in the world, and it takes place over some of the most challenging landscape on the planet. It is a race by dogsled that follows a route over a thousand miles long through the wilderness of Alaska. No woman has triumphed more consistently over this relentless challenge than Susan Butcher.
What is most likely the author’s purpose in paragraph 1?
A) to demonstrate Susan Butcher’s significant contribution to women’s sports
B) to introduce the relationship between Susan Butcher and her dogs
C) to explain that more men than women compete in the Iditarod
D) to convey the challenges of the Iditarod race
D) to convey the challenges of the Iditarod race
In “Nutrition Dos and Don’ts,” the meaning of the prefix “fore-” helps the reader understand that “forethought” is thinking that
A. happens ahead of time.
B. changes frequently.
C. involves many people.
D. uses new information.
A. happens ahead of time
When you get a listening question, you should make sure your __________ is turned up and your _________(s) are on. You should ______ ________ on your scratch paper or digital notepad.
volume - headphones - take notes
Performance tasks have short answer tasks before an essay or narrative. Read this task:
Source #4 describes how some people want to eliminate the penny from the United States' economy. Explain how the information in Source #2 adds to the reader's understanding of the potential effects of eliminating pennies in the United States. Give two details from Source #2 to support your explanation.
Using the RACE language (letters we use to abbreviate) that we use here at O'Farrell, how would you structure this paragraph?
RACECE (because it asks you to use and explain 2 details from the source)
If you created a "DO WHAT" Chart on your scratch paper for this Performance task, WHAT exactly are you being asked to DO here? Write your chart on the whiteboard!
Your assignment is to write an informational essay about animals and tool use. In the essay, you should explain why tool use in animals is significant, and present examples of three different types of animals that use tools, including specific details from the sources you read and viewed.
Write | an informational essay about animals and tool use
Explain | why tool use in animals is significant
Present | examples of 3 different types of animals that use tools
Include | specific details from the sources
Select two answers. Tone in a text is:
A) The way a reader feels based on a text
B) The author's opinion about their subject
C) The feeling conveyed in how the text is written
D) The specific word choice, connotation, and sentence structure that shows emotions
C and D