Writing
What's something you should and something you should not do when answering a writing prompt?
YOU SHOULD --> write in full sentences, write multiple paragraphs, use formal writing style, etc.
YOU SHOULD NOT --> use an informal writing style, use I, me , or my, write only one sentence.
What word means "to break down into parts and examine closely"?
a. support
b. analyze
c. compare
d. conclude
b. analyze
big ideas about people and things
dates, ages, and numbers
heading, subheadings and titles
What's the difference between a fiction text and a nonfiction text
A nonfiction text is based on real events or subjects, while a fiction text is creative or made up stories.
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence in your intro paragraph that answers the prompt and outlines the rest of your essay.
What are the three area's your writing will be graded in?
Purpose, Evidence & Reasoning, and Conventions.
What word means " to make a judgement"?
a. infer
b. predict
c. sequence
d. evaluate
d. evaluate
Number the following in the order you should complete your test:
- Read the passages
- answer the multiple choice questions
- review your answers
-read the writing prompt
-answer the writing prompt
1. read the writing prompt
2. read the passages
3. answer the writing prompt
4. answer the multiple choice questions
5. review your answers.
What is a plot?
Events that happen in a story.
What word means " to provide a good reason for something"?
a. summarize
b. describe
c. support
d. justify
d. justify
What needs to be included in your evidence?
quotation marks and page/line numbers
What word means to make something easier to understand by giving more details?
a. consequence
b. describe
c. clarify
d. justify
c. clarify
What's an example of an action word you might see in a writing prompt?
analyze, compare, infer, etc.
What does "author's purpose" mean and what are the three types?
The reason the author has for writing.
1. inform
2. persuade
3. entertain
What are the 4 points of view a text can be written in?
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient.
What should you include in each body paragraph of a writing response?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Reasoning
What word means "to note what makes something different."
a. consequence
b. distinguish
c. trace
d. sequence
b. distinguish
Name at least one good testing strategy to use on your ELA test tomorrow.
Use your time wisely.
Annotate the writing prompt.
Eat a good breakfast.
What is a central idea?
The most important point the author makes.
What does the word "apply" mean?
a. use
b. a drawing, labeled picture, chart, graphic, table, etc.
c. exact, or precise
d. give more details
a. use
What should be included in your introduction paragraph?
What word means "to make an educated guess based on evidence and your personal experience"
a. infer
b. predict
c. consequence
d. summarize
a. infer
When reading a writing prompt, what are the three steps you should take to annotate and understand the question?
1. Read the prompt fully.
2. Find your action words
3. Connect your action words to context and create a checklist.
What does it mean to elaborate?
a. to give more details by explaining and expanding on your evidence
b. to talk about
c. to examine or study something closely and carefully
d. to quickly retell important information in your own words?
a. to give more details by explaining or expanding on your evidence.
What word means "to back up or justify your answer with evidence"?
a. analyze
b. verify
c. support
d. summarize
c. support