Name this STRATEGY
B.M.E...
BONUS: Which kind of text is B.M.E. used for and why?
What is...
Beginning
Middle
End
BONUS: B.M.E. is best used for FICTION text because the order that you read fiction in matters! You wouldn't read Harry Potter from end to beginning (if you wanted it to make sense), would you?!
MAIN IDEA...?
What is...
covers the entire topic, storyline or message. This often includes the most important pieces of the text.
Ms. Bickerton's curtains are...
a. too long
b. too short
c. silky and pink
d. striped
What is...
ELIMINATION.
"Crossing off the dumb answers/parts of the answer"
Also..... What pieces would you have crossed off for the question?
What is...
-Closed water bottle
-Two books
-Quiet snack
-Two #2 pencils
-Erasers
-A healthy mindset
-Your best attitude
Before STAAR, you should...
What is...
-Study this packet
-Give yourself a pep talk--YOU GOT THIS.
-Eat an awesome breakfast
-Get lots of rest
-Write out some strategies on your paper
Q.W.Q.A.A..... QWQAAMOLE! This strategy stands for...
What is...
Read the QUESTION
WORK BACK into the passage
Reread the QUESTION
Read the ANSWER CHOICES
ANSWER the ding-dang thing!
Fiction texts consist of...
What is...
-Made up scenarios
-Author's main purpose is to entertain you
-Characters
-Illustrations
-Problems/Resolutions
-Beginning, middle end
-Read in ORDER
In line 18, what does the word persuade mean?
A to show
B to convince
C to discourage
D to tempt
BONUS if you can answer the question...
What is...
-look up the definition
-look at the synonyms
-REPLACE the word with the answer choices in the sentence from the passage and see which makes the most sense.
BONUS:
Nonfiction texts consist of...
What is...
-True facts/information
-The author's purpose is to teach you something about a topic
-Photographs
-Read in any order
-Text features (captions, table of contents, glossary, charts, diagrams, etc.)
Before reading a passage, you can...
What is...
PREVIEW THE QUESTIONS FIRST.
Remember, on STAAR day, we can't remind you to preview the questions, but this strategy will make locating the answers much easier for you!
Flashing Light Words / Warning Words
What is...
-Used when we "Preview the Questions"
-These words signal that they are part of a question
-We should * these words so we can come back to them later on--this will help us SEEK the HIDING information in the text
INFER...?
**BONUS! What is our EQUATION of this strategy?
What is...
To create a conclusion using prior knowledge and context clues.
**Evidence + Schema = Inference
In line 18, what does the word supporting mean?
a. to hold up
b. excellent
c. to encourage
d. collecting
What is...
-look up the definition
-look at the synonyms
-REPLACE the word with the answer choices in the sentence from the passage and see which makes the most sense.
EACH team member must explain a lesson that Ms. Bickerton has taught that has been the most helpful or the most memorable to them...
:')
If you are COMPLETELY stuck on a question, the best thing to do is...
What is...
* it and come back to it! Chances are, you're just over-thinking the question and a quick break will help you. When you're ready to come back to it, channel your inner-Ms. Bickerton and make your best educated guess!
This strategy is used when...
1. BEFORE reading the answer choices, we cover the choices with our hand
2. Read the question
3. Think about our own answer
4. Read each answer choice
5. Decide which answer choice was closest to our original answer
6. Verify that it is the correct answer choice.
What is...
Make it Fit/Make it Work...
EFFICIENTLY...
What is...
Able to accomplish a purpose or task effectively without wasting time or materials.
This does NOT mean rushing through your work
Rushing = Sloppy work with lots of mistakes
This does NOT mean compromising the quality of work
Quantity does NOT equal quality.
*"Not too fast, and not too slow. We want to work juuuuust right."
6 Which of these is the best summary of the play?
A Leo is trying to sleep, but his younger brother Dexter keeps talking to him about a bus trip the boys will be taking the next day. Leo finally reads Dexter his favorite book, and Dexter falls asleep.
B Leo and Dexter are about to go on a bus trip without their mom or dad, and Dexter keeps talking about it. Dexter asks Leo whether he is going to miss a girl who came over to work with him on a science project for school.
C Dexter and Leo have a conversation about missing their mom and about how they will take a bus trip to Dallas the next day. Leo says Dexter is too old for bedtime stories but admits that he used to like the same story.
D Dexter, Leo’s younger brother, wakes Leo up to ask whether they’ve packed everything and whether they might get lost when they go on a bus trip the next day. Leo tells Dexter that nothing will go wrong.
BONUS: What kind of text is this and why would you use this strategy?
What is...
B.M.E. or S.W.B.S.T.
Beginning, Middle, End
Somebody Wants But So Then
BONUS: This is clearly a fiction text, which means the order matters.
Each one of your group members must stand up and make a different animal noise...
:)
If you're feeling tired or worn out during STAAR, you can...
What is...
-Take a two minute mental break
-Take a short walk around the school
-BREATHE DEEP before and after each question
-Drink cold water--this should wake your body RIGHT up!
-Pat some cool water on your face (in the bathroom only you goons!)
-Thirty seconds of quick (and QUIET) jumping jacks in the bathroom
-Quick bite of your snack
ELIMINATE...
This is when...
What is...
When we cross off the "dumb answers" or the PARTS of the answer choice that makes it incorrect.
S.W.B.S.T...
What is...
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
1 Read this sentence from paragraph 12.
What can the reader conclude about the dog from this sentence?
F He is no longer interested in getting on the boat with Lewis.
G He is not certain of where Lewis wants to explore next.
H He has a new understanding of the calf’s feelings.
J He is no longer frightened by the calf.
What is...
INFERENCING.
We are using EVIDENCE from the text and our SCHEMA (prior knowledge) to make an INFERENCE or "conclusion" about what is happening.
E + S = I
EACH team member must high five a member from the other team and tell them one strategy that is most helpful to them...
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After reading any kind of text, before you go on to the questions, it would be helpful to...
What is...
Write a quick, 1-2 sentence summary of your own to help you remember what the passage was about.