BONUS
What is the "central idea"?
MAIN IDEA
What does RACECES stand for?
Restate, answer, cite, explain, cite, explain, summarizing sentence
What is the first question you should ask yourself for a Fiction text?
Who are the characters?
What do we know about them?
How do you determine if a text is fiction?
Characters, DIALOGUE, illustrations
Multiple Choice & Short Response
What is a "theme"?
How do you make a strong claim?
Answer ALL parts of the question!
What is the first question you should ask yourself for a Non-Fiction text?
What is the topic of this text?
How do you determine if a text is Non-Fiction?
Real facts & information, names, dates, diagrams/charts, photographs (sometimes)
How many multiple Choice questions are on Day 1?
23
How do you get 2/2 points on a Short Response question?
Valid claim and 2 strong details to support it
How do you find a "strong" detail?
It's a detail that proves your claim to be correct
What does "APOV" Mean?
Author's Point of View - The author's opinion/thoughts on the TOPIC
Is a "passage" fiction or Non-Fiction?
BOTH
How many short responses are on Day 1?
2
What should you do after including your details in a short Response or essay?
Explanation! Connect the detail back to your claim!
If you're not sure about a short response question, what should you do to get most points?
When you're reading different sections of a Non-Fiction text, what should you ask yourself?
How does this section connect to the previous one AND/OR back to the topic?
What are the genre based thinking jobs for Fiction AND Non-Fiction?
Fiction- Character, problem, solution, LL
Non-Ficiton- Topic, Teach, APOV
How many short responses are on Day 2?
3
Based on the weight of the test questions, it's especially important to do well on which part of the test?
ALL OF IT, but especially Day 1 with all the multiple Choice!!
Ms. S has this short response written below, how would you grade it and why?
Orca whales are unhappy if they are in captivity. I know this because in the text it states, "Orca whales are unhappy at Seaworld". This shows why orca whales are unhappy.
1- Not a strong claim or explanation after detail.
What is a Myth and what are the thinking Jobs for it?
The same as Fiction just adding Natural Event.
How do you plan an essay for the state test?
Introduction, RACECE paragraphs answering the prompts, conclusion