March ELA

How do you find the main idea of a text?

• Take the first sentence of the text.

• Think about the title, headings and important details.

• Think about the lesson that you learn after reading it.

• Think about the characters and setting.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Match the following genres and texts:

• A madeupstory about two brothers that fight with each other and break their legs while racing bikes.

• Realistic Fiction

• All about Earth's Oceans

• Science Fiction

• A story about doctors creating new medicines to help fight a made up disease.

• Biography

• A story with flying cars and robots teaching school.

• Fantasy

• The Life of Queen Elizabeth II

• Informational

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Reorder the following Fictional Story Elements:

• Setting & Charactesr

• Rising Action Events

• Conflict/

  Problem

• Falling Action Events

• Resolution/

  Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the theme of a text mean?

• The lesson or moral of the text.

• The most important idea.

• A summary of the text.

• The setting of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Choose the correct text organization:

A story about a devastating hurricane that wipes out electricity in Florida.

• Sequence Order

• Compare/

  Contrast

• Problem/

  Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Choose the correct text organization:

A story about the lifecycle of a frog in Australia.

• Sequence/Order

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Choose the best text structure for this text:

A young girl is all alone in the jungle for 12 days and she does many things to help herself survive such as follow a stream that leads to a river.

• Compare/

  Contrast

• Sequence/Order

• Description

• Problem/

  Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Where does the Answer come from in an RADD response question?

• Restate from the question

• A detail in the text.

• The title

• An inference from your brain

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What do you do if you do not know the answer to a multiple choice question?

• Narrow down the answers and reread the text

• Take your best guess

• Choose letter B

• Leave it blank

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

How many sentences should your Extended Response/Essay have?

• 4 sentences

• 10 or more sentences

• 8 sentences

• At least 20 sentences.