Things we've learned this year Poetry Text Features Preparing for the test Strategies to use on the test
100
What are context clues?
Clues around a word that help you figure out the meaning of the word.
100
What is a stanza?
A paragraph in a poem.
100
What is a photograph?
A picture taken with a camera.
100
What should you eat for breakfast?
Something that will feed my brain.
100
What is bold print for?
To let the reader know the word is important.
200
What is a main idea?
A sentence that tells the reader what the story is mostly about.
200
What is a line?
A sentence in a poem.
200
What is a graph?
An illustration that gives you important information.
200
What is a good night's rest?
10-12 hours of sleep
200
What should you underline?
Answers that are found in the story.
300
What is a summary?
A paragraph that tells the reader what the story is about;must have a beginning, middle, and end sentence.
300
What is a free verse poem?
A poem that does not rhyme.
300
What is a diagram?
An illustration or a photograph that has labeled parts.
300
What should you bring to write with?
Two sharpened pencils.
300
What is BME?
A summary strategy. (Beginning, Middle, End)
400
What are text features?
Clues in the story that help you answer questions.
400
What is a narrative poem?
A poem that tells a story with a setting and a plot.
400
What is a heading?
A title that helps the reader locate information quickly and more easily.
400
What should you bring for after the test?
A GOOD book to read.
400
What should you do before answering a question?
Read through all of the answer choices.
500
What is inferencing?
Using clues from the story and your background knowledge to answer a question.
500
What is a lyrical poem?
A poem that tells about one feeling or one moment in time.
500
What are captions?
A sentence under a photograph explaining what's going on in the story.
500
When should you leave the classroom?
Never, unless it's an emergency!
500
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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