Jeopardy review game: Developing an Explanation

This type of sentence captures the main idea in a paragraph.

• What is a topic sentence?

• What is a concluding sentence?

• What is a supporting sentence?

• What is a transition sentence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

$500: This skill involves distinguishing the most important points from the less important details in a text.

• What is summarizing?

• What is analyzing?

• What is interpreting?

• What is evaluating?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

$100: This type of evidence is cited directly from the text to support an answer.

• What is textual evidence?

• What is circumstantial evidence?

• What is anecdotal evidence?

• What is empirical evidence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

$300: This strategy involves explaining how a piece of evidence supports your answer.

• What is summarizing evidence?

• What is analyzing evidence?

• What is ignoring evidence?

• What is creating evidence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

(a)   When you use exact phrases from a text, you need to enclose them in these marks. What are (b)   ?

• Quotation marks

• Parentheses

• Brackets

• Dashes

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

$500: By integrating evidence, this sentence explains its importance to the argument. What is an explanation sentence?

• Explanation Sentence

• Argumentative Sentence

• Evidence Sentence

• Conclusion Sentence

$100: This is the first part of a structured explanation, introducing the topic. (a)  

• Option 1

• Option 2

• Option 3

• Option 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

This type of words helps to connect ideas and make explanations flow clearly. What are (a)   ?

• however

• therefore

• besides

• besides

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This type of paragraph summarizes the main points and restates the thesis in different words. What is the (a)   ?

• Definition

• Summary

• Thesis

• Conclusion

$500: This organizational tool can help plan a written explanation before starting to write. What is (a)   ?

• Outline

• Draft

• Plan

• Template

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5