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What does it mean to Summarize a text ?

• Tell the story word for word

• List only the important parts

• Put the story in your own words

• Use a couple of sentences from every passage

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does it mean to give nonhuman things human-like characteristics

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does it mean to provide textual evidence ?

• Copying directly from the text

• Using the text to support your claim

• Using the title for support

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How do you figure out an unknown word ?

• The title

• My neighbor

• The words around the word

• Google

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

“Last year was a brutal winter”

What is the meaning of the word brutal

• Pretty easy

• Kind of hard

• Harsh

• Fast

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

How long should your paragraphs be ?

• 2-4 sentences

• 1 page

• No limit

• 5-7 sentences

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How many total points can you score on your writing ?

• 10

• 9

• 13

• 12

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is a con?

• Good reasons

• Bad reasons

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a Pro ?

• Bad reasons

• Good reasons

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is an opinion ?

• Facts from the story

• Your personal thoughts

• The authors thoughts

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6