Multiple Choice/General
What tasks will you be asked to do on the Grade 5 ELA MCAS?
Read passages, answer MC ?s, write essays, write narratives
What planner should you use for a narrative prompt? Draw it.
BME
What planner should you use for an essay prompt? Draw it.
Painted Essay
Complete the passage title: ___________ Spots a Tsunami.
Tilly Smith
Name a special feature of elephants.
Trunks, large frontal lobe = intelligent
Name two tools you will have available to you on the MCAS platform.
Highlighter, line reader, answer eliminator, etc.
What are the two types of narratives?
POV and continuation
Make a claim for the following prompt: Based on the passage, write an essay that describes how Claude Monet worked to become a better artist. Support your answer with important information from the passage.
Claude Monet worked to become a better artist in many ways.
Name three characters in Emergency on the Mountain.
Ana, Rafi, Mama, Vin, Leta
Name of the news reporter in Coconuts.
Tony Verazzo
Name at least four multiple choice strategies.
- Close read
- Slash the trash
- Watch out for keywords
- Support with evidence
- Explain your answer
- Preview the ?s
- Start with easier/harder ?s
- Reread the ? after answering
- Use context clues
- Plug in known words for unknown words
All narratives have...
Characters, setting, events, details from the passage, beginning, middle, end, problem, solution
What must you include in an essay?
Introduction/conclusion
Claim w/ P1 and P2
Body paragraphs
Evidence + explain
What is the center of a hurricane called?
The eye
Describe the cause of an earthquake.
Name 10 keywords to look out for in multiple choice questions.
- never
- best
- describes
- effect
- highlight
- imagine
- imply
- infer
- mainly
- most likely
- purpose
- raise questions
- suggests
- supports
- theme
Identify four features of a strong narrative.
- Uses concrete language and sensory detail
- Includes characters, setting, events, etc.
- "Slow down" important events
- Dialogue
- Includes details from the passage
What must you repeat throughout an essay? Why?
Claim! You must repeat your claim so that the essay maintains focus and the reader understands what you are trying to prove.
What are the names of the main characters in Hatchet and Wild Man Island?
Brian and Andy
Provide a summary of Saving Marty.
- Lorenzo enters Marty, a pig, in a dog race
- During the race the dogs are distracted by puddles, grass, chipmunks, etc.
- Marty scores fifth place in the race
How many TOTAL narratives and essay did we write over the past 6 weeks...
12!!!! That's an average of two narratives/essay each week! You are so prepared to kill the test on Tuesday and I'm so proud of you ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read the following dialogue. There errors in how it is formatted. Identify all errors.
“I’m going to check on the generator” said Mom.
“I’m going to the grocery store,” Dad said. He turned to my brother, Mike “You can start closing the shutters while I’m gone.”
Missing comma --> generator,”
Missing comma --> He turned to my brother, Mike, “You can
What's the purpose of an essay?
To prove or convince a reader of something.
What is the name of the flower Catalina compares constellations to in Lace 'Round the Sky?
Queen Anne's Lace
Fujita Scale - EF0-5