Determine the Skill
What is another term for Theme?
Central Message
3.5 x 102
350
What is the Central Message?
Sarah's room was a mess. She had books and papers all over her desk and toys were scattered across the floor of her room. She had clothes stuffed under her bed and her dresser drawers were so crammed with things that she almost couldn't open them. Now her assignment was due and it was missing. She looked every where in her backpack and in her room and it was no where to be found.
It's is important to be organized.
17.89 + 3.02
20.91
What is the difference between Central Message and Central Idea?
Central Message is the main message or lesson in a text whereas Central Idea is what the text is mostly about.
If Olivia went to the store to buy apples for $7.89, and Daniel went to another store and bought the same apples for twice as much. How much did Daniel buy the apples for?
$15.78
What is the author's purpose?
Halloween is the best holiday of the year! Everyone should go out and get a costume. If you can’t find one to buy, make one. Halloween is better than the other holidays because you get to trick-or-treat with your friends.
To Persuade
If Anthony ran 3.19 of a mile. How many more miles does he need to run in order to complete 4 miles?
0.81
Which ELA skill talks about how the text is organized?
Give all different forms of how the text can be organized.
Text Structure
- Compare/Contrast
- Cause/Effect
-Sequence
-Problem/Solution
Jane spends $5.62 at the store. Sierra spends 4 times as much as Jane. How much did they spend altogether?
$28.10
What is the Central Message?
Imagine it's a couple of years ago, the summer between seventh and eighth grade. You're tan from lying out next to your rock-lined pool, you've got on your new Juicy sweats (remember when everybody wore those?), and your mind's on your crush, the boy who goes to that other prep school whose name we won't mention and who folds jeans at Abercrombie in the mall. You're eating your Cocoa Krispies just how you like 'em --- doused in skim milk --- and you see this girl's face on the side of the milk carton. missing. She's cute --- probably cuter than you --- and has a feisty look in her eyes. You think, Hmm, maybe she likes soggy Cocoa Krispies too. And you bet she'd think Abercrombie boy was a hottie as well. You wonder how someone so . . . well, so much like you went missing. You thought only girls who entered beauty pageants ended up on the sides of milk cartons. Well, think again.
How scary it can be to face reality.
A plain pizza pie at the local pizzeria was $18.49. If you asked for olives, the pizza would total $19.53. How much do they charge for extra toppings?
$1.04
Give an example of a Simile
Answers may vary but must compare two different things using 'like' and 'as'.
The class is going on a trip. They need to drive 1,800 miles to get there. If they drove 47.92 miles every day for 3 weeks, then how many more miles do they need to drive?
793.68
Give an example of personification
Answers may vary. Some ex may include:
"The trees were dancing against the wind"
"The sweater hugged me tightly."
If Matt bought a cake for $13.49 and Amy bought chips for twice as much, how much did they spend altogether?
$40.47
Give 2 examples of Author's Craft.
Any 2 of the following:
Voice, Mood, Anecdote, Language, Hyperbole
Marvin is having a party. He bought 24 sets of balloons for $23.09 each. He also bought 12 cupcakes for $5.99 and 18 juice boxes for 14.62 each. If he can only spend $1,000, how much money will he have left over?
$110.80
Cause- Something that produces an event
Effect- The results from the event.
Marvin bought 2 dozen eggs at $2.19 a dozen. He also bought 2 gallons of milk for $2.79 a gallon and 2 loaves $3.16 a loaf. If he gave the cashier a twenty dollar bill, then how much change will he receive?
$3.72