Test Taking Strategies
When you begin an exam, you should always do what three things?
Read the directions, read the title, preview the questions.
(noun): a universal idea or message about a subject or topic examined throughout a work of literature
Theme
(noun): An informed assumption or conclusion.
Every short constructed response or essay should have paragraphs written in which format?
MEAEAL
1-2 minutes
How long you should take on each question
Objective: straight data and facts
Subjective: includes reader's bias and opinions
A reader makes an inference by using their...
The last section of an academic essay or a judgement reached by reasoning.
A conclusion.
Name at least three annotation strategies and their purpose.
Summarizing/Paraphrasing
Highlighting
Circling
Commenting/Questions
Abbreviations and Symbols
Use digital annotation features when available
Through looking at an author's _______, and identifying the _______, it will tell you the tone of the text
Diction/word choice, and connotation.
What kind of information is the question below requiring you to have in order to answer correctly?:
The reader can tell that candy corn are no longer the largest candy being sold during Halloween because...
Textual evidence
usually appears at the conclusion of the introductory paragraph of a paper.
Thesis statement
Should you annotate before or after previewing the questions?
Which characteristic of literature provides recurring myths and "types" in the narrative, symbols, images, and characters.
Archetype
An informational text is the same thing as...
a non-fiction text
Which strategy do we use to identify indirect characterization?
The use of a subscript lets the reader know there is a...
footnote
Name 5 of 8 Story Elements.
1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Plot
4. Conflict
5. Point of View
6. Tone
7. Style
8. Theme
Fill in the blank:
1) dog:bark:cat: ___
2) 4: square: 3: ____
3) tree: bark: banana: ____
2) Triangle
3) Peel
Provide five transition words or phrases that can be used in short constructed responses and/or in essays.
However, Therefore, Since, As a result, Furthermore, In addition, For instance, More specifically, On the one hand, Simultaneously