General SAS
What are two things you can do at home the night before and morning of the test?
Get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast!
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story takes place
The turning point of the story
The Climax
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What's wrong with this sentence? (3 things)
my cat is named harry
M in My needs to be capitalized
H in Harry needs to be capitalized.
Period is needed at the end of the sentence.
What 2 things must you bring to school on the day of the test?
A fully charged computer and an independent reading book.
The problem of the story
Conflict
This part of the story gives us the setting, characters and sometimes the conflict.
The exposition of a story
Life is a highway.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
What is a synonym for tired?
sleepy, exhausted, etc.
What do you do if you are not sure of your answer?
Mark the question for review and fix it later.
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
This is the last part of the story that wraps it up.
What is the resolution?
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
What is an antonym for happy?
Angry, sad, mad, upset, etc
If I think something is important in a reading passage, what tool should I use?
The highlighter tool!
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = not real/made up
Nonfiction = topic, factual, provides information
What is the difference between the rising action and the falling action?
The rising action is filled with the events in the story leading up to the climax, while the falling action is filled with the events in the story after the climax.
To use strong exaggeration
hyperbole
What term means: To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts.
Summarize
What are 4 ways that I can earn raffle tickets during the test?
1. Using scrap paper
2. Coming in with a charged computer and independent reading book
3. Having a positive attitude / being well behaved
4. Working every 30 minutes
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
List all the elements in order in a plot diagram (using proper terms)
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
It is raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess
Making an inference/inferencing