TOOLS
How do you access the tools ATLAS provides?
Top of the screen
If a passage has two or more texts, should you read them all/both before answering any questions?
YES
What is a metaphor?
Comparison of two things
To contribute means to:
Add on
Vocab: What is one strategy we could use to figure out what a vocab word means?
(no dictionary allowed)
Word parts!
Context clues!
Is it better to give a question more time and thought or skip/bookmark it for later?
GIVE IT TIME! If you bookmark, you may mess with your score...
Do you need to go back and double-check evidence to make sure it is in the text and valid if you select it?
YES ALWAYS
What is symbolism?
When an item represents an idea
To create something is to ________ it
Develop
Central idea: How would you figure out the central idea of a text?
Headings, chunking the text
What tool could be super useful if you have no clue what a word means?
Dictionary!
How much time should you take on the ATLAS?
AT LEAST 100 minutes!!
Create a simile:
answers may vary
To convey means:
To make known
Theme: what is a theme?
The message or moral of a story
If you are feeling uncertain about a question/answer what is the best strategy to use?
ZAP TRAP TAP THAT'S A WRAP!
Answers may vary
What is an allusion?
A reference to a famous person, place, text, or event
To analyze mean to:
Examine in detail
Objective summary: what is an objective summary?
What acronym do we use to remember how to create one?
No opinions and SWBST
What tool could you use if you are using the ZAP TRAP TAP THAT'S A WRAP strategy?
Strikethrough tool
Show me a graphic organizer example of how you could annotate on your scratch paper
Answers may vary
What is one example of symbolism:
Answers may vary
What does it mean to synthesize information?
Combine MULTIPLE ideas or facts into one thing
Informational texts- Text Structure:
List 3 types of text structure
Cause and effect
Descriptive
Sequence
Compare and contrast
Problem and solution