Literary Texts
What is plot?
what happens in a story, sequence of events in a story
How do we identify an informational text?
notice real places, dates, people
How many points is an ECR worth on the STAAR test?
10
What should you do the night before the test?
get a good night's sleep
When do we use capitalization?
answers will vary...teacher will determine if you get the points or not
What is the problem in the story called?
the conflict
what strategy should we use to monitor our thinking about an informational text?
hand w/ 5ws
How many points is an SCR worth?
What should you do the morning of the test?
eat a GOOD breakfast =)
What is one reason we use a comma for punctuation?
answers will vary; teacher will determine points
What are stage directions?
instructions in a script—often italicized or in parentheses—that guide actors' movements, body language, and emotions, as well as set, lighting, and sound cues
how the author organizes the text
text structure
What formula do we follow for an SCR?
RAP
What is something you should do while you are testing to help you do your best?
answers will vary
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Ms. Pomeroy likes coffee, Mrs. Needham doesn't like it.
There is a comma and no conjuction
theme
If you get to a word you don't know, what should you use?
the dictionary!!!
What is the RA portion of an ECR called in an informational essay?
central idea
What is something you should do while you are testing to help you do your best?
What do we use FANBOYS for?
to combine two sentences, make a compound sentence
If it gives you a dictionary entry, how do you figure out which meaning is correct?
go back to the passage and plug in the meaning to make sure it matches
In an argumentative text, what is the author's opinion or stance they take called?
claim
How do we know the difference between an ECR and an SCR
number of characters,
question - SCR; prompt - ECR
What do you need to do tomorrow for me to be proud of you?
DO YOUR BEST!!
What is one way we can identify the R & E section?
The questions are different, the sentences are numbered, the directions tell us "look for corrections/revisions"