5th Grade ELA
What are the people in stories referred to as?
what are characters?
How many hours of sleep should you get the night before the test?
What is 8 to 10 hours?
This is when 2 words means the same thing
What is a synonym?
Number of dogs Mrs. Webber has
How many parts are in a writing performance task?
Two parts (first you answer comprehension questions, then you begin the writing part)
What is the name of the person who writes the story?
The time should you get to school on test days?
What is No later than 8:00am?
This figurative language is being used in this sentence “The boy was like a lion because he was so courageous”
What is a Simile?
Which word is the "helping verb" in the sentence?
We will take a test Friday.
will
What is the first step in the writing process
Pre-Write or Plan
Name 3 text structures (there are 5)
Cause and effect, descriptive, sequence, compare/contrast, problem and solution
What do you do if you don't know the answer to a question?
What is skip it and come back to it later? OR Make an educated guess.
This is what you call a book that talks about a person’s life from beginning to end
What is an Biography?
Daily Double:
This word is the name for sound words. Ex. Bang, Boom, Crash"
Onomatopoeia
True or False: You should read all directions and questions in each part before reading your sources or answering any questions.
True
Daily Double! Give me two words that are homophones
Answers may vary
The multiple choice questions on a test are the fastest part and you should rush through it. True or False?
False. Take your time!
What do sensory details include?
What is details that help you see, hear, smell, taste and feel
Name two clues you can use to find the main idea
Answers will vary
Name the three types of writing performance tasks - we will only see one on TCAP
Informative, Narrative, and Opinion
Non-fiction means...
The story is true
What are two things you can do to help yourself be prepared for TCAP?
answers will vary
DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a book when the author writes about themselves and their life.
What is an Autobiography
Daily Double!!! What day is the Elmore Park field trip?
Thursday the 27th
True or False:
You do not have to pre-write and can just start writing your essay.
FALSE and Mrs. Webber will literally cry
Fiction means...
A story is not real
Daily Double!! What should you do if you are answering multiple-choice questions?
Process of Elimination
This is a piece of literature that is based on people, events, and worlds that are not true but have aspects of historical truth.
What is Historical Fiction
Explain where the trend of saying "Six Seven" comes from.
The trend became widely associated with basketball player LaMelo Ball
Daily Double! How do you set up your pre-write?
Create a chart, organize your ideas, sketch and use a Venn Diagram, outline each paragraph
I decided to go over _________ to pick up ___________ extra cookies.
there, they're
they're, there
there, their
their, there
What is there, their?
How many sentences should you have in a writing prompt for each paragraph?
What is 3-5 sentences?
What is an adjective?
Describes a noun
Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What is the first thing you do when you open your performance task?
Determine if you are writing an informational, narrative, or opinion essay.
Name 3 character traits
What should you do with the loose leaf paper (scratch paper) that you get with the MATH test sections?
Work out EVERY problem!
This is what we call a short statement of the main points of a story.
What is main idea or central idea?
What two colors make blue.
Green and Yellow.
What does the introduction paragraph do in an informational essay and does it include listing your 3 details?
Introduce the reader to your topic and no, it does not include your three details.
Name 3 structural elements of poetry (there are 9 total)
rhyme, repetition, tone/theme, lines, stanza, mood, figurative language, meter, rhythm.
What MUST you do before submitting your test?
Go back and make sure you answered every question
What does the theme tell you?
The lesson learned or the author's message
When is the 5th Grade Dance?
April 11th
The main purpose of a hook in the introduction of an essay
Engage your reader or get their attention
Two parts are needed to make an inference when reading a text
Explicit information and what you know (experience)
Name a type of breakfast to eat on the morning of a test day.
healthy breakfast, non sugary
Setting tells what two things?
Time and Place
If you earn all A's - what honor roll does that get you?
Principal's List
Name all 5 steps to writing a multi-paragraph essay
1. Prewrite
2. Plan
3. Rough draft
4. Edit
5. Final Copy