Elements of Literature/ Informational Text
Which theme would align the best with the plot of The Last Wild Place?
A. Respect your elders.
B. Friendship is more important than anything.
C. Patience leads to success.
D. They count rabbits.
"The little brown beetle drew out the tiny wings from her sides."
Draw
1. to go steadily or gradually 2. to sketch with lines 3. to pull from a holding place 4. to choose by chance
Which definition best matches the way drew is used in paragraph 13?
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2.
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
C. Definition 3
What is the acronym we use for editing and revising? Do the dance too!
A.T.E. Used for writing a Short Constructed Response.
When you highlight the key ideas of a text and paraphrase each paragraph in the margins. Helps you to better understand the story. Should be done for every kind of text.
What is "Annotating"?
How does the flashback in paragraph 1 of the excerpt from The Last Wild Place contribute to the plot?
A. It offers questions that the boys have for each other.
B. It sets up a conflict between the boys.
C. It demonstrates that the boys fear some animals.
D. It suggests that the boys enjoy having adventures.
D. It suggests that the boys enjoy having adventures.
"Elena flopped onto her bed to return to her homework assignment, but concentrating on her work proved futile; she was bursting with the news that her brother had entrusted to her."
What does the word futile mean in paragraph 8?
A. Useless
B. Effortless
C. Boring
J. Troubling
A. Useless
(8) Instead, the counter was filled with empty pans, boxes of ingredients, bowls of icing, and several unfamiliar gadgets.
What change should be made?
A. Change instead to likewise
B. Change boxes to boxes'
C. Change several to sevaral
D. No change is needed.
D. No change is needed.
The most important sentence in your entire essay.
When you draw four boxes and plan an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion.
What is drawing an essay planning page?
Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the excerpt The Last Wild Place.
"This part of Florida was about as flat as land could get."
What is the most likely reason the author uses a simile in this sentence?
A. To give the surroundings a mysterious feeling.
B. To offer a unique opinion that sets the area apart.
C. To compare the environment to something popular.
D. To suggest the challenges of the strange place.
B. To offer a unique opinion that sets the are apart.
Fill in the blank using proper subject verb agreement.
The family ______ eating dinner at 7PM today.
The family is eating dinner at 7PM today.
His sister _____the band, and Nana made tuba cookies.
A. Joined
B. Joins
C. will join
D. did join
A. Joined
Needed to support your answer. You need at least two.
What is evidence from the text?
When you try every response to see which one makes the most sense and cross out the ones that dont.
What is process of elimination?
What is most likely the author's purpose for presenting the information in paragraphs 1-3 in logical order? (Sports and Society)
A. To explain how new technology affected the rules of modern sports.
B. To show how modern sports became more organized over time.
C. To explain how modern sports are played differently across the world.
D. To show how experts study the many types of modern sports,
B. To show how modern sports became more organized over time.
Which sentence structure makes the most sense?
A. Verb, Object, Subject
B. Subject, Object, Verb
C. Verb, Subject Object
D. Subject, Verb, Object
D. Subject, Verb, Object
Walked to school Amanda did to on time get there.
Amanda walked to school to get there on time.
Explain the grading rubric for SCRs.
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What two things are you able to use on the STAAR that will help you?
Dictionary and Scratch Paper.
How does the author's use of language in paragraphs 3 and 5 contribute to the voice of the article? (Sport's and Society)
A. By revealing that the author has played sports for a long time.
B. By avoiding details about the aspects of sports culture the author disliked.
C. By using specific sports terms that are unfamiliar to the reader.
D. By choosing words that help the reader connect to the foundation of many sports.
D. By choosing words that help the reader connect to the foundation of many sports.
Fill in the blanks with two verbs and preposition.
Alexa ______ _______ the bridge to _____ to work on time.
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Edit the following sentence.
miranda are very strict about, gets her work done;
Miranda is very strict about getting her work done.
Explain the grading rubric for ECRs.
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Name four features on the online STAAR that you can use to help you.
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