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Text Structures
Summarizing
Poetry
Main Idea
Drawing Conclusions
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This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different
What is compare and contrast
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In fiction passages, a summary must have what 3 important parts?
B-Beginning M-Middle E-End (The most important parts from the beginning, middle and end of the story.)
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What are the 4 types of poetry? Share what "clues" will help you figure out how to tell what kind of poem you are reading.
Humorous poems make the reader laugh. Lyrical poems usually rhyme and sort of sound like a song. Free verse poems usually do not have a beat (rhythm) or rhyming. A narrative poem tells a story.
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What is the main idea of paragraph #2 in "Benjamin Franklin"? A. Benjamin Franklin worked hard to make his city a great place to live. B. Benjamin Franklin worked for the fire department. C. Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about books. D. Benjamin Franklin went to school in Philedelphia.
A. Benjamin Franklin worked hard to make his city a great place to live.
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How do we make an inference (or draw conclusions) when we read a test?
We should use clues (evidence) from the text+what we already know
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What was the result of Lucy's parents making the "No Telephone" rule.
Lucy read a mystery and then wrote one of her own.
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In non-fiction passages, a good summary will have what important information in it?
The main idea and most important supporting details
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What are the structural elements of poetry that we have studied? Define each one.
Rhyme-when the end sound of words sound the same. In poetry, this happens at the end of the line. Rhythm/Meter-this is the beat of the story (Dr. Seuss has rhythm in most of his poems.) Line Breaks-at the end of a line, even if it is not the end of the sentence Stanzas-the "paragraphs" in a poem
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What is the main idea of the "Benjamin Franklin" story?
Benjamin Franklin was a very famous American. He is known as a great writer, scientist and statesman.
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Mini Mystery: A boy arrives by train to his new school. The school is the best of its kind, but it doesn't appear on any map. The school is British, but is not actually in Britain. The school's fame spread to the US through a series of books that describe the activities of the school and students. The school is a castle. It takes 7 years to go through this school. The school's students don't use brooms for sweeping. What is the name of the school and who is the most famous student?
Hogwarts is the school and the famous student is Harry Potter
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In the passage, King of Hats, why did Jay and Christina decided to have a wacky-hat contest?
They were bored because they had already played games, they finished reading their books, and didn't feel like painting or drawing.
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Read this paragraph: Everyone knows that thousands athletes compete in the Olympic Games and that hundreds of thousands of visitors attend. But did you know that 60,000 more people work to make the Olympics run smoothly? Some of these workers are paid, but thousands of others are volunteers. All of them ahve to be trained for their job. These workers do everything from sweeping up litter to escorting competitors to selling tickets to announcing winners. What is the best title to summarize this paragraph: A. How Athletes Compete at the Games B. Working as a Ticket Seller C. Tips for Visitors to the Olympics D. Workers Behind the Olympics
D. Workers Behind the Olympics
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Read the Paula Prue poem. What type of poem is this and why?
This is a humorous poem because it makes the reader laugh to themself. This could also be a narrative poem because it tells part of a story.
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Read the passage titled, "Earth Detectives". What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
The second paragraph is mostly about how scientists do not know how to predict earthquakes yet, but they are working on it.
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Read the passage "Earth Detectives". The passage suggests that scientists-- A. will probably be able to predict earthquakes in the future B. think that earthquakes are bascially harmless C. stay away from buildings with glass windows D. are afraid of being hurt during earthquakes
The passage suggests that scientists-(A)-will probably be able to predict earthquakes in the future
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Read the passage titled "Lucy's Week without a Phone". The author uses what text structure in this passage? Your answer needs to include a drawing of the graphic organizer you might see with this text structure.
What is cause and effect. The cause was that Lucy's parents established a "No Telephone" rule for one week.
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What is the best summary for "Earth Detectives"? A. Even during a mild earthquake, buildings shake and objects fall off shelves. You can feel the earth rocking under your feet. Make sure you don't stand next to glass windows. B. Being in an earthquake is scary. Some of them aren't a big deal, but you should still stand in a doorway to prevent injuries. C. Earthquakes can cause damage to property and people if they don't know what to do. It is safest to find shelter under something sturdy, away from glass windows. Scientists are unable to predict when an earthquake will occur but they are working hard to find clues about what happens before an earthquake. Hopefully one day, they will know what to expect before a big earthquake hits. D. If we could predict earthquakes, we could prevent injuries. Scientists can't predict earthquakes but they look for clues about what happens right before an earthquake happens.
C. Earthquakes can cause damage to property and people if they don't know what to do. It is safest to find shelter under something sturdy, away from glass windows. Scientists are unable to predict when an earthquake will occur but they are working hard to find clues about what happens before an earthquake. Hopefully one day, they will know what to expect before a big earthquake hits.
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Analyze the Paula Prue poem. How many stanzas are there? Is there meter/rhythm? Name at least 2 sets of rhyming words.
There are 2 stanzas. There is a beat to the poem, so there is rhythm. You/do...shirt/dessert...back/attack...chance/pants all rhyme.
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Read "Amazing Sea Otters". What words best fit the blank space on the outline below? Sea Otters are Amazing A. ________________ B. Sea otters spend most of their time in the water, even when sleeping and eating. C. Sea otters eat alot of shellfish each day.
Sea otters bodies keep them warm, even in the cool ocean waters. (Other answers can be accepted at teacher discretion)
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Read Paragraph #2. From this paragraph you can conclude that: A. Chippy was playing with the cell phone B. Chippy wanted to scare the zoo employees C. Chippy had to pay for all the calls he made D. Chippy knew the telephone number of the zoo
A. Chippy was playing with the cell phone
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Read the passage "What's the Weather". In what ways are warm air and cool air different?
Warm air is warmer and weighs less so when warm air and cool air collide, the warm air rises up and over the cool air. Warm air has more evaporated moisture than cool air.
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Music was very popular with the armies during the Civil War. Soldiers on both sides liked to gather around campfires and sing familiar songs such as "Home! Sweet Home!" and "'Tis the Last Rose of Summer". Confederate soldiers often sang "Dixie", while Northerners favored "Yankee Doodle". A song written especially for the war was "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe. The bugle melody "Taps" was also first played as a sign-off to a soldiers day during the Civil War. What is the best title for this section? A. Singing "Home! Sweet Home!" B. The First Use of "Taps" C. Music of the Civil War D. Why Soldiers Like to Sing
C. Music of the Civil War
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Read Sunset. Answer the following question: Most of the adjectives in this poem are... A. at the end of the poem B. action words C. color words D. rhyming words
C. color words
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Why did the author write "Lucy's Week without a Phone" ? A. to persuade the reader to read mystery books B. to inform the reader about what life is like without a phone C. to entertain the reader with a story about a girl who learned to appreciate things other than her phone D. to describe to the reader about Lucy's life
C. to entertain the reader with a story about a girl who learned to appreciate things other than her phone
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Read paragraph 1 on your paper. From the paragraph, the reader can conclude that: A. elephants enjoy reading fashion magazines B. the clothing designers wanted to get attention C. many people bought the elephant clothes D. the elephants often work as fashion models
B. the clothing designers wanted to get attention