Trimester 2 Challenge: Language Arts

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• It is important to learn from your mistakes.

• A young girl finds treasure in her backyard.

• Most people enjoy going on vacation.

• "I hate you!" she yelled angrily.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

The setting of a story is

• the author's purpose for writing.

• the time and place the story takes place.

• the people who carry out the actions of a story.

• the beginning, middle and end of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The plot of a story is

• the people who carry out the actions of a story.

• when and where a story takes place.

• all of the events that make up a story.

• the author's message.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Conflict in a story is

• the main problem.

• the people who carry out the actions of the story.

• the place and time of the story.

• the protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

In PIE constructed responses, PIE stands for

• Pretend, Information, Elephant

• Project, Introduce evidence, Excellent

• Point, Intelligence, Explain

• Point, Introduce evidence, Explain

In the Attack Mode step of writing a PIE response, you should identify

• how many words are in the question.

• the title of the text

• the subject and verb of the question.

• the author of the text.

In the Detective Mode step of writing a PIE response you should be looking for

• evidence from the text to support your answer.

• the author's name.

• the title of the text.

• the main character's name.

In the Superior Mode step of writing a constructed response, you should

• tell everyone why your answer is the best.

• choose the strongest evidence from the detective mode section.

• write a better question than the original.

• prove that you are a better writer than everyone else.

In the Point section of a PIE response, you should

• ramble with no real purpose for what you are writing.

• restate the question and answer it in a brief, "to-the-point," way.

• give all of your evidence for your answer.

• begin with, "I'm going to tell you about . . ."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

In the Explain section of a PIE response, it is important to

• explain HOW your evidence supports your answer.

• explain what you are doing after you finish your work.

• explain what you think of the text.

• give new evidence to support your point.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9