Paired Passages strategies review

When testing on a paired passage, how do you read it?

• read both passages then the questions

• read one, answer one, read two, answer two, and then both

• go to the questions first

• there's no strategy on how to read a paired passage

What's the strategy I taught you for compare/contrast questions?

• BME

• PIE

• T-chart

• Author's purpose

How can you tell if a passage is non-fiction by just looking at it?

• the title

• text and graphic features

• it has plot

• it has underlined words

How can you tell if a passage is fiction?

• it has text and graphic features

• it has headings

• the title

• it has a plot diagram

What's the NUMBER 1 strategy that will absolutely help you pass the STAAR?

• PIE

• annotated notes

• highlighting topic sentences

• finding evidence for my questions

What's the first thing you do when you come to a passage?

• highlight topic sentences

• highlight your title

• write PIE

• process of elimination

What's the next thing you do after highlighting your title?

• highlighting topic sentences

• look at the questions

• write PIE

• process of elimination