Fiction
Describes something everywhere affecting everyone
What is universal?
List the thinking jobs for a nonfiction genre
Big Topic, Teach Me and POV
What acronym helps us remember in what order to answer a constructed response question?
R.A.C.E.S.
The puppy was famished, so he ate his food in seconds.
What does famished mean?
A. tired
B. very hungry
C. playful
D. sick
B. very hungry
Thinking jobs for the fiction genre
Character, problem, solution and lesson learned
What questions can we ask ourselves to figure out an author's point of view?
How does the author feel about this topic? OR What do they want me to understand?
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
Sum it Up!
The teacher’s instructions were vague, leaving students unsure about what to do next.
What does vague mean?
A. very clear
B. too long
C. confusing or unclear
D. interesting
C. confusing or unclear
Which would be a better piece of evidence to select to prove that Felisha was sad and annoyed:
A. "Felisha sat quietly at her desk, tapped her pencil against the table, and looked out the window while the teacher was speaking."
B. "Felisha told her friend she didn’t like the assignment, rolled her eyes, and said she was ready to leave the classroom."
A. Felisha sat quietly at her desk, tapped her pencil against the table, and looked out the window while the teacher was speaking.
Use one word to dsecribe the POV:
Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP, and one of the greatest scorers in basketball history. He earned 18 All-Star selections and scored over 33,000 career points, making him one of the most accomplished players in NBA history.
captivated, engaged, curious, positive
You're writing an essay and the prompt has the following bullet points:
• explain why parks continue to build new coasters
•describe the reasons the park is being built
•use details from the text to support your response
How many total paragraphs is your essay?
Four:
Introduction, BP #1, BP #2, Conclusion
Ben is very diligent, unlike his brother who avoids work and procrastinates.
What does diligent mean?
hard-working
A shorter part of a longer text
What two thinking jobs do you use to write your main idea for a nonfiction text?
BT and POV
What punctuation mark do you use to show you are using an author's words?
" " - Quotation marks
The cubs nestled together to keep warm during the cold weather.
A. to lay closely or next to
B. an animal’s shelter made of twigs and leaves
to lay closely or next to
What word must go in your explanation when you are trying to prove your claim?
"Because"
A fly bit a bald man on the head. The man tried to shoo the fly away. But the fly landed on the man’s head and bit him again. This made the man furious. He slapped his head to squash the fly, but the fly few away just before the man delivered a stinging slap to his own head. The fly landed on the man’s head a third time and laughed at him. “You would hurt yourself just to get back at me?” he taunted. The man was so enraged that he tried to hit the fly with a rock. Instead he knocked himself, senseless, to the ground.
What is the theme?
Getting angry and seeking revenge can make a bad situation worse.
True or False: This explanation is proving a claim correct.
Claim: Fly is a great companion to Res.
Cite: In the text, it says,"I love you Res, you're the best ever."
Explanation: This shows that Fly loves Res.
False
After my leg injury, I had to get a massage to reduce muscle tension
A. to be lost
B. physical, emotion, or mental strain or hurt
physical, emotion, or mental strain or hurt