Growth and Challenges Unit Skills Review

Our goal is to strengthen our ability to...

(hint: it's the title of this quizizz)

• write using context clues

• write brief write responses

• determine the central idea of the text

• write elaborations in brief write responses

WHY is elaborating in our brief writes important?

• When we write short responses, we want our writing to be clear, coherent, and concise to communicate our ideas effectively.

• We elaborate to make connections, to show our understanding, to explain our reasoning, and support our claims.

• We need to be able to take a lot of information and trim it down to its most important parts!

• Context clues allow the reader to better understand the meanings behind an author’s words, without needing to use a dictionary.

WHAT is elaboration?

• hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that the reader can use to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

• short-answer paragraphs

• explain in more depth to describe and develop the topic

• topic + key details

What TOOL should we use to strengthen our elaboration writing?

• 4-fold

• circle map

• T-Chart

• RACE graphic organizer

What can students to to revise their elaboration?

(choose all that apply!)

• make sure elaboration is unique and relevant

• aim for 2-4 sentences of elaboration

• Try not to be repetitive (saying the same thing over and over)

• use statements like "I think this because" or "in my opinion"

When writing elaboration, a student should connect their elaboration to the topic or prompt.

• true

• false

When writing elaboration, a student should be sure to connect their writing to their own life and experiences.

• true

• false

• it depends on the prompt

A student can NOT write elaboration unless they have evidence first.

• true

• false

"Elaboration" is a fancy word for opinion.

• true

• false

A student is writing about the topic Usain Bolt. What information should the student include in their elaboration?

• Usain Bolt is a famous runner, known for being the fastest man alive.

• Usain bolt likes to run.

• I am a fast runner, and I would like to be like Usain Bolt some day.

• I think we should run the mile everyday in PE, so that we can learn to be fast like Usain Bolt.