SL1A
How do you interact with the text?
You read, mark up the text, and have questions ready before a discussion.
What are the steps of the writing process?
Pre-write
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Final Copy
How do you know when you are reading a just right book?
You can look at the Lexile level, you can understand what you are reading, you are not making more than five mistakes per page.
What is the central or main idea of a text?
It is a statement sentence that is specific to the text telling what it mostly is about.
What is a claim?
A claim is a statement that is often based on an opinion that you will try to support with evidence.
How do you recognize if a conversation is on topic?
All discussions are focused on the text that is being discussed and no outside conversations occur.
What are three things a complete sentence must have?
Capital letter, punctuation, and a complete thought.
What does visualization mean?
Visualization is a reading comprehension strategy that readers use when they paint a picture in their mind of what they are reading.
What is a theme?
A theme is the moral or lesson the author wants you to learn about. It can be applied to other works or writings.
What is relevant evidence?
This is evidence that is based on facts, statistics, expert research, that will support a claim.
What is active listening?
Active listening means you are quiet when others are talking and you prove that you are listening through accountable talk adding on to the previous conversations.
1. Why can't I go hang with my friends?
2. Sarah, please attend the upcoming dance.
What is the difference between 1 and 2?
1. Informal
2. Formal
What does it mean to make connections?
This is another reading comprehension strategy when readers make connections while they read like text to text, text to self, and text to world connections.
How would you define summary?
A summary is a way to condense a text into a short paragraph including just the main ideas not super specific details.
Do girls perform better in all-girl schools?
Is this a claim? Why or why not?
This is not a claim because it is not a statement.
What is accountable talk?
Accountable talk is when you use sentence starters to prove that you were actively listening to a group.
What are the three purposes of writing?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What does it mean to question the text?
Questioning is another reading comprehension strategy that requires the reader to think about what they read and ask questions about things they are confused about or want to know more about.
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
A fact is something that can be proven and an opinion is not factually based.
What is an investigative question?
A question that you must research to find the answer to, not just a yes or no answer.
I would like to add on...
I would like to agree with...
These are both examples of what?
Accountable Talk
How do you know when you are writing persuasive and or informational papers when to use another paragraph?
You always start a new paragraph when you change topics!
What are at least three strategies you can use to determine unknown words or the meanings of those words?
context clues, ask questions, reread, retell/summarize, make predictions, graphic organizers
How can you tell the difference between relevant and irrelevant details?
Relevant details add to the writing or discussion, while irrelevant details do not.
What is a credible source and how do you know if the source is credible?
A source is credible if it is reliable and trustworthy. To find out if a source can be trusted you can look for clues like if the web address ends in edu or gov. You can also research other sites to see if they back up the information.