Milestone Mania

What is the difference between a first-person story and a third-person story?

• The pronouns

• The characters

• When you read it, you have to go more slowly.

• In first person, one of the characters tells the story and their thoughts and feelings, while in third-person the narrator tells the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which option follows the directions:

Write the story in a new character's point of view.

• The little boy slowly rose from the table in protest.

• My favorite part of the story is where the little boy rose from the table.

• When I rose from the table, my knees were shaking because I was afraid of what Pa would say after my speech.

• Pa flipped his glasses in response to my protest.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What are the three most important things you must do in a constructed response?

• Clear topic sentence, answer the question correctly, and use evidence from the text when it ask you to support your answer.

• Make sure to use transition, details, and as much evidence as your you can.

• Use first-person because your opinion is very important to everyone.

• Post your answer on social media, so you can get more people to give a "thumbs a up".

What is important to remember as you complete an extended response for informational writing?

• Write an introduction, create reasons before your textual evidence, use evidence with quotation marks, and include a conclusion.

• Write whatever you want.

• Make it up

• Just write one paragraph.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the difference between point of view and perspective?

• Point of view is the same as perspective.

• Point of view explains how a piece is written while perspective is how each character feels about something.

• I feel that children are tested way too frequently because lawmakers do not trust that educators are motivated to do a good job.

• I feel testing gives teachers a benchmark.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why is it important to write an introduction in an extended response?

• It looks better!

• Your paper is way more organized that way.

• On the Milestone rubric, you can't get higher than 2 without an introduction.

• Because Mrs. Effner said to write one.

What do you need for a complete sentence?

• subject, action, capital letter to begin, and punctuation.

• Subject and action

• Capital letter

• Spider-man spins a web to catch bad guys.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What do you use to combine two sentences?

• Just keep writing because no one uses punctuation on social media!

• FAN BOYS, Subordinating conjunctions, and semicolons

• And

• Because

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What was the number one reason people missed selected response questions?

• They did not take the time to check their answer with the passage.

• They closed their eyes when they answered

• The passage was tough

• Selected response questions are difficult.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the best constructed response answer below?

• Recess is because kids need free time.

• The text says "Studies have shown that when students have recess they get a break and get to relax their brain, students do better academically." This explains students should have recess.

• Students should have recess. After all recess has nothing but a positive impact on kids. Students should have recess because it helps there academics. For example according to the text "Studies have shown that when recess time is increased, students do better academically." This shows that when students have recess they get a break and get to relax there brain, which improves there academic skills. In conclusion kids should have recess because it helps with there academic skills.

• The text talks about giving kids recess.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1