Writing
Short Constructed Response
How to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in paragraphs
What is context clues and use a dictionary to look-up the meaning
What are you introduced to right away in a fictional passage?
Characters and setting
A story with characters that could be real and with conflicts that could happen
Realistic Fiction
Another way to say mostly about...
Main Idea
Extended Constructed Response
A valuable test-taking strategy is to ___________ while you are reading.
Jot or take notes
Also known as the problem...
Conflict
A type of writing that presents facts and information but reads like a story and contains some elements of fiction like dialogue
Narrative or Literary Nonfiction
Authors add these to support the main idea
What is the first step to take when answering and ECR?
Read with the question in mind
The best way to confirm your answers.
Go back to the text!
When characters face a tough decision and/or are dealing with feelings
Internal Conflict
A type of writing that contains stanzas
Poetry
How the author sets up the text is known as...
Text Structure or organization
How many reasons should I have to prove my claim in an ECR?
What is a strategy that you can use to create a summary for a FICTION passage?
Somebody Wanted But So Then
The point in a fictional story marks a major change for the main character
Climax
A type of writing that is meant to be performed on a stage
Drama or play
What does the author add to enhance information to the text?
Text Features
What is the sentence that I need to develop that will answer the question and drive my essay?
Claim or Thesis
What is a way that I can determine a main idea of a section or the central idea of the passage?
GET THE GIST or Find what is repeated
Every fictional story is trying to teach us something....what do we call that?
Theme or message or lesson
A type of fiction that has elements of magic and sometimes a transformation
Fantasy
When reading a nonfiction passage, what can I do to help my understanding?
Chunk into sections and jot important ideas