Write about it
What type of essay tells a story?
a. explanatory essay
b. narrative essay
c. informational essay
d. nonfiction essay
narrative essay
What is the name of the test all 4th graders will take in the spring?
TNReady
TCAP
True or False:
An inference is an educated guess
True
You use the knowledge you have to make a guess!
Bold, italics, captions, underline, photographs
Text features
Life is like a bowl of cherries.
simile
Name 3 types of essays
opinion
narrative
explanatory/ informative
True or False?
You should wait until the end of your TN Ready test to bubble in your answers.
You should bubble in your answers after you answer each question.
The young girl is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the soldiers. What a selfless person she is!
A selfless person .
5. Cares more about others than themselves
introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion
parts of an essay
My teacher is a tower.
metaphor
Name the part of an essay written to get the reader's attention.
Hook
What can you do first if you do not know the answer to a question on TCAP
a. ask your teacher
b. ask your classmate
c. cross out any answers you think are wrong
c. First, Cross out any answers you think are wrong and see if this helps you make a better guess!
"The sailors will have an easy day sailing because the sea is calm." What best defines the word "calm"?
3. without disturbance or motion
period, comma, question marks, explanation
punctuation
types of punctuation
Miguel put in foot in his mouth.
Idiom
Where in your essay would you see these words:
This shows that
The reason this is important is
Elaboration
Why is there sometimes a small number written next to a word in a reading passage on TCAP?
It shows you the definition of the word at the bottom
Your plan looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works.
Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?
4. carry out
informative
narrative
opinion
types of essays
The chair cried softly when the large man sat on it.
Personification
Name the 3 parts of an introduction paragraph
Hook, background, focus statement
Which one of the following is NOT a test taking tip?
a. read the title
b. read the directions
c. do not look at the picture and illustrations
c. do not look at the pictures and illustrations
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS look at the pictures! It could help you understand what you are reading better!
When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were afraid that the Indians would attack them. However, the Indians that they ENCOUNTERED were a peaceful and generous tribe.
What does the word ENCOUNTER mean?
meet
first person
second person
third person
point of view
Woof! Woof! said Spot as he ran to get the ball.
Onomonopeia