Text Structure
A passage provides detailed information about volcanoes, including how they form, erupt, and affect the environment. This text structure focuses on explaining a topic with facts.
What is description?
What does the phrase "point of view" mean?
Someone's attitude, perspective, or opinion towards someone or something based on their background knowledge or past experiences.
What are some strategies to use for a short answer response?
RADD *Restate, Answer, Detail, Detail
RACE *Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
What does the word establish mean?
set up, create, prove, show, exhibit
The first thing to read carefully before starting the test is...
the directions
A passage lists the steps of baking a cake, starting with gathering ingredients and ending with frosting the cake. This text structure presents events in the order they happen.
What is sequence?
Read this sentence:
His eyes lit up as she walked into the room, holding a small, fuzzy, golden bundle of pure happiness. His heart felt more full in that moment than it had in months.
Based on this detail, what is the boy's point of view on the puppy?
He is overjoyed.
His eyes lit up
His heart felt more full in that moment than it had in months
Read this question:
How does paragraph 8 support the development of the theme?
How would you restate or echo this question?
Paragraph 8 supports the development of the theme by....
What does the word develop mean?
to build, create
What strategy do we use to get rid of multiple choice answers that you know are incorrect or do not make sense?
process of elimination
A passage explains how planting trees can reduce air pollution by absorbing carbon dioxide. This text structure shows how one event leads to another.
What is cause and effect?
If a question asks you:
"How does (character's name) point of view towards (a topic) change?"
What should you be looking for in the text?
The character's POV on that topic at the beginning of the story, and at the end of the story.
When the question asks you to:
"Include two details to support your answer."
How should you write those details in your response?
Cite evidence using direct quotes or paraphrasing AND explain how it supports your answer.
What does the word contribute mean?
add to or play a significant part in making something happen
What could you write down the side of your Short Answer Response to help you check, and make sure you have a complete response?
R-A-D-D
or
R-A-C-E
A passage provides detailed information about volcanoes, including how they form, erupt, and affect the environment. This text structure focuses on explaining a topic with facts.
What is problem and solution?
What other words might you see in a question about POV that has the same meaning?
Perspective
attitude
What should you do if you don't know the meaning of a word?
You need to use context clues.
Even though Liam didn’t make the soccer team, he felt proud of himself for overcoming his fear and trying. This lesson, which teaches that personal growth comes from facing challenges, is an example of this literary element.
Theme
Two important tips for the night before a test and the morning of a test are...
Get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.
A passage describes how cheetahs are fast runners, while sloths move very slowly. The text highlights their differences and similarities
What is compare and contrast?
What establishes someone's point of view?
Their background knowledge, and past expereinces
To fully support your answer in an extended response, you must include this, which comes directly from both passages and proves your point.
TEXT EVIDENCE
Many animals use camouflage to protect themselves. Chameleons change their skin color, while arctic foxes turn white in the winter to blend into the snow. These adaptations help animals survive in the wild.
The main idea of this passage is…
Animals use camouflage to survive
A great strategy for when you are done writing your short responses and extended responses is to...
Proofread your response.