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What does SWBST stand for? How does it help you?
What is Somebody wanted but so then? It helps you to determine the main idea of a fiction text by pulling out the key details and you can use it to write a summary.
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How do I know if a text is nonfiction?
What is 1. it is telling me facts and information 2. there are text features 3. text structure
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What does close reading mean?
What is reading a text carefully to understand the deeper meaning of the text?
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When writing a response to a text what do I always need to include?
What is evidence from the text (2 pieces of evidence)?
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When writing a paragraph what do I need to do to show I am starting a new paragraph?
What is indent?
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A way to describe characters in a story. Example: The Hare in Tortoise and the Hare was arrogant. He thought he would win the race against the Tortoise so he took a nap during the race and ended up losing.
What is character traits?
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How can I summarize a nonfiction text?
What is the 5Ws and H?
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What do I need to do before reading a text?
What is 1. Decide the genre 2. Read the title and make a prediction 3. Prepare myself to read that genre (what am I going to look for to determine the main idea?
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When writing a response what is always the first thing I need to do to the question?
What is TTQA (turn the question around)?
200
What can I use to help me figure out unknown words?
What are context clues?
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The lesson the author wants you to learn in a story. Example: From the fable the Boy Who Cried Wolf I learned to always be honest. I learned this because when the boy lied many times the villagers did not believe him when he finally told the truth.
What is the theme?
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What are the 5 types of text structure an author could use to organize a text?
What is 1. description 2. compare and contrast 3. sequence 4. cause and effect 5. problem and solution?
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What do you do during reading?
What is 1. read each paragraph carefully 2. Circle the words I do not know and determine the meaning of the unknown words using context clues 3. Underline important information in the text 4. Write the gist for each paragraph or chunk paragraphs together for the gist.
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What are the steps for completing a short response?
What is 1. TTQA 2. Make a claim (answer the question) 3. Support your claim with evidence from the text (2 or more details) 4. Reread your response and edit it
300
What two nonfiction articles did we compare as a class in the third week of summer school?
What is 1. Making Art of Junk 2. Trash to Treasure?
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What are the steps to identify the theme of the story?
What is 1. What is the problem? 2. What does the character do about the problem? 3. What lesson does the character learn? 4. What lesson does the author want us to learn?
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What are examples of text features that the author could include to help you better understand the text?
What is 1. bold print 2. heading 3. subheading 4. glossary 5. table of contents 6. index etc. ?
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What do I do after reading a text?
What is 1. determine the main idea of text (summarize the text) 2. answer the questions (read each question carefully, go back to the text to find the answer)
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What do I need to check for when editing my work?
What is 1. capital letter 2. spelling 3. complete sentences 4. punctuation 5. does it sound right and make sense?
400
What were the two fiction books that we compared the second week of summer school?
What is 1. Nasreen's Secret School 2. The Librarian of Basra?
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What helps you to determine character traits? Give an example of a character trait?
What is 1. What the character says? 2. What the character is doing? 3. How the character interacts with other characters? Examples: sneaky, greedy, arrogrant, caring, kind, etc.
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What text structure lists things in order?
What is sequence text structure?
500
What does gist mean?
What is the main idea of a text?
500
What do I need to remember to include in an extended response?
What is 1. introduction - state my topic 2. claim/evidence - answer the question and provide evidence to support my claim 3. answer the second and third question 5. conclusion
500
How do you correctly spell my last name?
What is Kappenmacher :)