Grammar
Did you win the game
(. ? !)
Did you win the game?
This is a question so we use a question mark (?)
What is the main idea?
What the text is mostly about.
What is a run on sentence?
A sentence that has 2+ ideas and should be separated with punctuation.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is Ms. Salzillo's favorite color?
ORANGE!!!!!
I gave each of the boys __ apple.
(a, an, the)
I gave each of the boys AN apple.
We use the article "an" when it comes before a word that begins with a vowel. We use "a" when the following word begins with a consonant. We use "the" when we're talking about 1 thing.
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the story. Usually to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
Mika ran around the house looking for her toy.
subject: Mika
predicate: ran around the house looking for her toy.
What are text features?
Extra pieces of information in a nonfiction text. Like captions, facts, photos, etc
What city does Ms. Salzillo live in?
Peabody
Please put away your books! My mom said from across the room
edit this sentence
"Please put away your books!" My mom said from across the room.
Tell me about of the genres we have learned about this year.
Biography, informational text, narrative nonfiction, article, autobiography
The cats were so cute they kept meowing.
Run-on, fragment, or complete sentence?
RUN-ON! The cats were so cute. They kept meowing. 2 different ideas --> need to be seperated!
What is a physical adaptation and a behavioral adaptation?
Physical adaptations are things animals HAVE to help them survive. Behavioral adaptations are things animals DO to survive.
Where is Ms. Salzillo's family from?
Italy
Did they bring ____ jackets?
(their, they're, there)
Did they bring THEIR jackets?
WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA HERE?
All through your life, what you eat and do can change which bits of DNA instructions (or genes) are switched off or on inside cells. Radiation and stress can also change DNA. As you get older, your DNA changes significantly.
As you get older, your DNA changes (or paraphrase)
What does the acronym ACE stand for when writing reading responses.
A C E
A - answer the question/restate
C - cite evidence
E - explain
Show me the motions for all 5 of our academic vocabulary words.
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What is Ms. Salzillo's first name?
Marissa
But you're not allowed to call me that
Find all the errors
mika is too years old she was brn in 2020
5 errors
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA AND 1 SUPPORTING DETAIL
There are many benefits of high altitude training. Training at high altitude changes the rate at which the heat beats and how much blood it pushes through the body. High altitude training can increase blood flow to muscles and let them do more work before getting tired. The capacity of lungs increases at high altitude so they can take in more air at once. All professional runners train in high altitudes for these reasons.
MI: There are many benefits of high altitude training.
SD: The capacity of lungs increases at high altitude so they can take in more air at once. (or other detail)
Use concrete language to make the sentence more specific and entertaining.
She made a cake.
(must use at least 2-3 adjectives/adverbs)
What different purposes do animal adaptations serve?
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Name all 3 of Ms. Salzillo's pets
Mika, Toulouse, Sasha