“Energy Story”
Context Clues R.I.7.4
Research Stimulation Prompt R.I R.I 7.9
Narrative Prompt R.L.7.9
NJSLA TOOLS
100

This lights up our homes, cooks our food, powers our computers, television sets, and other electronic devices.

What is electricity?

100

The change is passed from atom to atom when electricity is passed." (paragraph 12)

What is "circuit"?

100

Information that is quoted in your essay that support your claim/answer.

What is evidence?

100

This punctuation is used for dialog in narratives.

What are "Quotation Marks"?

100

This tool will help you remember important pieces from the text.

What is the highlighter?

200

to draw the reader in by showing how electricity affects everyone

What is Author's Purpose?

200

A liquid mixture

As it is used in the article, what does the word solution mean?  

200

These three elements are necessary in the introduction paragraph of an essay.

What is the hook, thesis statement, and background information?

200

This is the main character of a story.

What is the protagonist?

200

Use this tool to put a red "X" over answers to eliminate answer choices

What is the eliminator?

300

The main purpose of "Energy Story" and "Conducting Solutions."

What is to inform the reader? 

300

The center of an atom.

What is the nucleus?

300

You use this to grab the attention of the reader of your essay.

What is hook?

300

This is the problem that the protagonist must face throughout the story.

What is the conflict?

300

You are able to jot down ideas from the text.

What is the notepad?

400

"How many things we use each and every day that depend on electricity." This is an example of this. RI.7.1

Evidence of how Electricity affects everyone.

400

The element with six protons and six electrons.

What is carbon?

400

Every body paragraphs must have these components.

What is the topic sentence, evidence, and explanation?

400

This is what the whole story has built up to. It is also known as the highest point. 

What is the climax?

400

This tool will present your letters in a slanted fashion. It is often used for book titles, movie titles, or album titles.

What are italics?


500

The author most likely place the information in paragraphs 1-2 at the beginning of "Energy Story for this purpose. RI.7.5

What is drawing thee reader in by showing how electricity affects everyone?

500

Rubber, plastic, cloth, glass and dry air are good insulators and have very high resistance. Resistance means this.

What is the degree to which a substance prevents the flow of an electric current through it

500

These three elements are needed in the concluding paragraph.

What is a transition word, restating the thesis statement, and closure?

500

This is the overall lesson that is learned by the end of the story. 

What is the theme?

500

This tool will help you when it comes to your spelling. You will often see a red squiggly line beneath specific words

What is spell check?