Classroom Review
When you receive a paper from Ms. Ortiz, what is the first thing you must do? It is two things.
Name and Date.
What does the word miserable mean?
Miserable means unhappy or uncomfortable.
What do Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge want to do with the peach?
Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge want to _____ with the peach.
What is the A of the RACE strategy?
A- answer the question.
What is the C of the RACE strategy?
C- cite the evidence.
When responding to a prompt/question, what do you need to remember?
What does the word clutching mean?
"James Henry Trotter stood there clutching the bag and staring at the old".
Grasp tightly, hold tightly.
What is the correct form of responding to this question?
Why do you think James is unhappy?
a. Why I think James is unhappy is because he does not have his parents.
b. I think that James is unhappy because he lives with his two selfish aunts.
The answer is B.
Reminder when responding we do NOT start with the 5 W's if we are not asking a question.
Why do you think that the old man gave the crystals to James? Who was he, where did he come from?
I think that the old man gave the crystals to James because James was living a miserable life. The old man was like a wizard, and he came from behind some bushes.
What is the A in the RACE strategy?
What is wrong with this sentence?
the old man gave the cystals to james becaus he was misurble and wanted something good to happen and he saw him from the tree so he came out of the bushes and he was problly a wizard seice he made those magic stones
The old man gave the crystals to James because James was living a miserable life. The old man had came from behind some bushes, and he is probably a wizard. I infer the old man is a wizard because he created magic stones from a potion.
What does the word peculiar mean?
"Something peculiar is about to happen any moment".
Peculiar means unusual, odd or strange
How would you restate this question?
What can you infer James is feeling after being left with his two aunts?
I can infer that James is feeling unhappy living with his two aunts.
Why do you think that Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are so mean to James?
I think that Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are mean to James because they are selfish.
What is the R in the RACE strategy?
R-restate the question.