Things we've learned this year | Poetry | Text Features | Preparing for the test | Strategies to use on the test |
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What are context clues?
Clues around a word that help you figure out the meaning of the word.
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What is a stanza?
A paragraph in a poem.
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What is a photograph?
A picture taken with a camera.
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What should you eat for breakfast?
Something that will feed my brain.
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What is bold print for?
To let the reader know the word is important.
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What is a main idea?
A sentence that tells the reader what the story is mostly about.
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What is a line?
A sentence in a poem.
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What is a graph?
An illustration that gives you important information.
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What is a good night's rest?
10-12 hours of sleep
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What should you underline?
Answers that are found in the story.
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What is a summary?
A paragraph that tells the reader what the story is about;must have a beginning, middle, and end sentence.
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What is a free verse poem?
A poem that does not rhyme.
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What is a diagram?
An illustration or a photograph that has labeled parts.
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What should you bring to write with?
Two sharpened pencils.
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What is BME?
A summary strategy. (Beginning, Middle, End)
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What are text features?
Clues in the story that help you answer questions.
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What is a narrative poem?
A poem that tells a story with a setting and a plot.
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What is a heading?
A title that helps the reader locate information quickly and more easily.
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What should you bring for after the test?
A GOOD book to read.
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What should you do before answering a question?
Read through all of the answer choices.
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What is inferencing?
Using clues from the story and your background knowledge to answer a question.
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What is a lyrical poem?
A poem that tells about one feeling or one moment in time.
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What are captions?
A sentence under a photograph explaining what's going on in the story.
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When should you leave the classroom?
Never, unless it's an emergency!
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What should you do before turning in the test?
Make sure you have answered all the questions and bubbled neatly on the answer document.
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