Vocab
What does "setting" mean?
The location/environment where a piece of writing takes place
READ THEM
What should be the first thing you write in a paragraph or essay.
A topic sentence restating the prompt/ question.
In "My Father's Feet" explain how the young penguin's feelings change throughout the poem.
In "My Father's Feet," the young penguin's feelings change throughout the poem.
Literal
An action word.
Examples: run, jump, write
Should you ever leave a question blank?
No!
What should be included in an Essay?
Topic Sentence, 3 examples from the text, Concluding Sentence. At least 11 sentences (but more is better).
Write a paragraph to explain how the author of “Humpback Whale: The Singer” describes whale songs. Support your response with important details from the article.
The author of "Humpback Whale: The Singer" describes whale songs in several ways.
Figurative or Literal: "She was as quick as a fox"
Figurative
What is the difference between a paragraph and an essay?
Paragraph is 5-7 sentences, an essay is at least 11.
When a word in a passage is bold or underlined what does that mean?
It is important and you should pay attention to it.
Reminder about topic sentence, 3 examples, concluding sentence.
Write an essay that explains how the author uses text features to help the reader understand grizzly bears.
The author uses text features to help the reader understand grizzly bears in several ways.
Figurative or Literal: "Mrs. Kuppy is over 5 feet tall"
Literal
What is a noun? Give one example.
Person, place, thing, or idea
panda, kindness, Mrs. Geary
What can you do to help narrow down options for multiple choice questions?
Eliminate (literally crossing out) answers you know are wrong, that way increasing your odds of picking the right answer.
An essay is an informative writing. If the open response asks you to write a narrative or a story what do you need to include?
a beginning, middle, and end, characters and setting, and dialogue.
Based on the passage, explain how the author shows that Tony was a clever person. Support your answer with important information from the passage.
Based on the passage, the author shows that Tony was a clever person in several ways.
Is this figurative or literal: "It's raining cats and dogs".
Figurative
What does Main Idea mean?
A main idea is what the text is mostly about. The big who and the what of the text.
How can you get all 3 points in the spelling, punctuation, and capitalization category?
Reread your work at least 2 times. Pretend you are the MCAS grader.
What is something you can do while reading to identify important information from the text?
Highlight, circle, underline etc.
In “My Father’s Feet,” explain how the young penguin’s feelings change throughout the poem.
In "My Father's Feet, the young penguin's feelings change throughout the poem.
Figurative or literal: "The homework was a piece of cake."
Figurative