Whats the theme?: Timmy chose his best friend as a partner. They talked too much and did not finish the project.
Theme is the lesson you learn from the character's expereience. The theme is "Choose your partners wisely."
To use words around an unknown word to determine its meaning...
Context Clues
To add notes or comments to a text, book, drawing, etc.
Annotate
To use words around an unknown words to determine it's meaning
Context Clues
What is central idea/main idea?
The most important point the author is trying to make
What is author's purpose?
The reason the author wrote this text i.e. to persuade, inform or entertain
In multiple choice questions, what is a "distractor"?
An incorrect response that appears to be a correct response.
The ___________is defined as what the passage is saying or teaching you about the topic.
Central Idea
What are the dates for the NYS ELA exam?
8th grade- April 22 and 23 6th and 7th grade- April 29 and 30
What's the first step to reading a text on the exam?
Activate prior knowledge by examining text features and Read the DIRECTIONS!
What is the plot?
The main events of the story. This should include the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and solution.
Another word for "Details" is ________________
Evidence
What is required to get a full credit on a short response question?
An accurate claim, two pieces of text evidence to support it, and explanation. Use a checklist like the RACCE strategy.
Name one strategy that you can use to answer multiple choice questions.
Underline important words; Eliminate all wrong answers first; Go back to the text; Answer the question without looking at the answer choices.
Whats the theme?: Sarah practiced everyday for 3 hours and went on to the Olympics to win the gold medal.
Theme is the lesson you learn from the character's expereience. The theme is "Hard work pays off."
What might I learn about the text just from reading the directions?
the genre: fiction, non-fiction, poem
As readers, what do we analyze to determine a character's point of view or a character's traits?
AID: action, inner thoughts and dialogue
Give an example of a theme:
Teacher's choice
What does "contrast" mean?
Contrast means to find the difference between 2 items.
Text Structure is ________________
how the story is organized. i.e. compare and contrast, problem/solution and descriptive.
What is the highest number of points that you can receive on your short response?
2 points
What is a synonym? Give a synonym for the word "smart".
A synonym is a word that means the same or almost the same as another word. A synonym for smart is intelligent, bright, clever.
Define: Multiple Choice Question
Questions that provide multiple answer options
What is a narrator?
The character telling the story
What is theme in literature?
The lesson of the story
Define Theme
The message/lesson of a story
What does analyze mean?
Break something down in smaller parts to figure it out
What does the word "contribute" mean?
Contribute means how something is part of of something else; help to cause something else to happen.
What is "word choice"?
"Word choice" is the author's strategic choosing of specific words to affect the mood, tone, and meaning of the writing. It affects the readers understanding.
True or False: The first day of the exam will be all writing.
False. The first day of the exam will be all multiple choice.
How much time do you have to complete the exam?
As much time as you need
What is genre?
How we group different types of literature. The category of literature (i.e. fiction, non-fiction, poetry)
What is evidence?
Direct quotes or paraphrasing used to support/prove an idea or claim
What should you do before you look at the multiple choice answer selections?
Make a prediction about what you think the answer is
The perspective from which the story is being told:
Point of View
What is the climax of the story?
The most exciting part of the story. Where the turning point takes place
When a question asks you what something "suggests" you have to make an...?
inference
What is the first step for answering multiple choice questions?
Carefully read the question and answers. Look for key words such as BEST.
What does the word "affect" mean?
Affect means to act on; to produce a change; to have an influence on something.
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