Multiple Choice
Short Responses
Extended Response/Essays
Vocab/
Literary Elements
Literary Elements
Miscellaneous
100
True or false: the state test is on paper this year.
FALSE! ON THE COMPUTER!!!!
100
What format do we use to write short answer questions?
ToSEEC!
Topic Statement
Evidence 1
Elaboration
Evidence 2
Elaboration
Conclusion
100
True or False: You can use the first few lines of the essay prompt to help write your introduction.
True!
100
What is the central idea?
The main point of the text, what it's mostly about.
100
Name two things you should read before the actual text.
1. The directions
2. The title
3. the slanted summary above the title (if given)
200
Name two things you should do to answer a multiple choice question correctly.
Answers may include:
-Underline key words in the question
-Go back to the text
-Cross out wrong options
-Annotate the text
200
What should you use to write your topic statement?
Rephrase the question/prompt
200
What do you need to include in your extended response/essay? Name 2 things.
Introduction (hook, background information, thesis statement)
topic statement
evidence
elaboration
Concluding statement
Conclusion paragraph,
Proper organization
transition words
proper spelling/grammar/punctuation and more...
200
What is point-of-view? (and no, you can't just say 'perspective.' You need to elaborate!)
How the character or authors sees or feels about a topic.
Also
1st person (I, me , myself)
2nd person (you, we)
3rd person (they, them)
200
Nonfiction Review: what are some text features you may see that can help you figure out what an article is about?
Title, images, captions, subheadings.
300
Try to answer this multiple choice question:
"The boy was bewildered. He couldn't figure out what was happening!"
What is another word for 'bewildered?"
a. Sad
b. Scared
c. Confused
d. Happy
C. Confused!
300
One way to start your citing evidence is to say...
-For example...
-In the text it states or says...
-In paragraph ...
-One detail from the text...
(answers may vary)
300
What is one tip to use when writing your extended response/essay?
Answers may include:
-Always look back at the texts for evidence
-Use ToSEEC
- Have a thesis/introduction
- Plan ideas first!
300
Other ways to say Central Message?
Theme!!!!
Extra 50 pts:
Name two themes
300
What should you do if you get stuck on a question for too long?
-Take a break
-Move onto another question and come back to it
400
True or false: you should leave questions blank if you don't know the answer.
FALSE You should always guess if you aren't sure!
400
Write a topic statement to this question:
What is the purpose of taking the New York State ELA Exam?
The purple of taking the New York State ELA Exam is....
-To demonstrate our 5th Grade ELA knowledge
-To see what 5th grade ELA skills we know and don't know yet.
-To measure our 5th grade ELA state standard skills
400
What is a comparative essay?
An essay that compares two texts.
400
What is mood?
The way a text feels to the reader.
400
What is plot?
The storyline (beginning - middle - end)
Extra 50 pts:
What did we learn in Module 2: the Hero's Journey that relates to plot?
500
Try to answer this multiple choice question:
"She stood there in complete anguish; her hands clenched into fists ready to fight."
What is another word for 'anguish?"
a. Delicate
b. Stillness
c. Anger
d. Happy
C. Anger
500
Give elaboration to this topic statement and evidence:
The main character in the text's point of view on growing up is that it is necessary. In the text it states, "Roger knew he had to change," and that Roger "was done with being a boy forever."
Answers may vary, but should explain how Roger realized he had to grow up.
500
What sort of text evidence would you look for or use to support this claim?
The main character in 'Middle School Life' feels that 6th grade is fun!
Answers may vary:
-Evidence that shows the character having fun
-Evidence that explains the character's attitude about 6th grade being fun
500
What is tone?
The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards something or given subject.
50 pts:
How is tone and mood similar and different?
500
How many body paragraphs would this essay have? How do you know?
In excerpt from "Great Migrations" and "Mermit's Life" we learn a lot about how different animals migrate and live. Write a comparative essay in which you explain the similarities and differences between the two texts and how they share a common central idea.
-Explain the similarities between the texts
-Explain the differences between the texts
-Explain how both texts share a common central idea
-Use details from both texts to support your response
3 body paragraphs!!!!