Read the title and questions first, then read the passage.
What is the suffix of the word unbelievable?
able
What is it called when you compare to things using LIKE or AS?
Simile
This part of speech is a person, place, thing.
Noun
You are reading the directions for the writing prompt. What do you highlight?
The sentence that starts with the "write" command.
You are reading a passage. What tool should you use to help you remember an important sentence?
The highlighter!
Who is the speaker?
the person telling the poem or story
What is the box call in expository text that give you extra information about the topic?
Side bar
This part of speech is an action.
Verb
What do you do to your paper to make a rough draft/writing plan?
Draw a 4 square.
You read a passage and are answering a question. You think you know the answer, but you are not 100% sure. What can you do?
REREAD!
What is the prefix of unhappy? What does it mean?
un means not
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the text. Their view point about the topic.
This part of speech describes a noun.
How many sentences should you write for each paragraph?
At least 5!
Usually 2 answers are obviously wrong and 2 seem like they might be correct. What could you do to help you answer the question.
CROSSOUT/STRIKETHROUGH the two silly answers
What do we call "what a passage is mostly about?"
The Main Idea or central idea
What is dialogue?
What is a caption?
The writing under a picture.
How do you prove your answers?
By highlighting them in the passage.
You are beginning to write your paper for the writing prompt. What should your paragraph include?
1.Topic sentence
2. Transitions
3. closing sentence
What do we call "the message or the lesson of a story?"
The Theme
What are the "paragraphs" in poems called?
Stanzas
What is a story that is fake called?
Fiction
How will the class celebrate when testing is over?
With a reward day!