What is a summary?
Short retelling of the most important parts of a passage.
What is the meaning of "point of view"?
Who is telling the story.
What strategy (acronym) should you use when writing a narrative story?
SPACED
What 3 elements should be included in an introduction paragraph for an expository (informative) essay?
Hook
Bridge
Thesis (main idea)
What should you do BEFORE starting the question?
Read the directions
What does “theme” mean in a story?
The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
What is the purpose of context clues?
They help the reader figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
What does each letter in SPACED represent?
Setting
Problem
Action
Character
Emotion
Description
What elements should be included in your body paragraphs?
Topic sentence
Facts/Examples
What the evidence shows
What should you do after you reading the directions?
Read the questions!
What does it mean to infer something while reading?
To use clues from the text and your own knowledge to make an educated guess.
What is an antonym?
A word that has a different meaning.
What writing strategy (acronym) should you use when writing a literary response or a short response?
RACE.
When writing on loose leaf paper (lined paper), what side do the holes go on? Right or left?
LEFT
As you are reading, what should you be doing to help with your comprehension?
Close Read!
What is meaning of the phrase "main idea"?
What is a synonym?
A word that has the same or a similar meaning as another word.
What writing strategy (acronym) should you use when writing an opinion response? What does each letter represent?
OREO
Opinion
Reason
Example/Evidence
Opinion Restated
What does each letter in RACE represent?
What does each letter represent?
As you close read, what are you looking for? What are you doing?
Important ideas, new words, make connections, ask questions, determine the main idea.
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is made-up or imaginary. Nonfiction is based on a true story.
What supports the main idea?
How many parts are there in an expository (informative essay)? Name them
Introduction
Body Paragraph
Conclusion
What is a noun?
Person, Place, or thing
Should you use a growth or fixed mindset as you are testing?
GROWTH!! (: