SBAC ELA PT Key Vocabulary

What does P.T. stand for?

• Performance Task

• Pet Tarantula

• Play Time

• ????

A prompt is the task that you need to write about

• True
• False

What does the TOPIC mean?

• Th topic is is the conclusion

• The topic is the introduction

• The topic is the main subject of your writing

• The topic is the punctuation

BRAIN BREAK: Draw a picture of your Research Animal

What is a genre?

• A genre is a type or style

• A genre is a giraffe

• A genre is a game

• A genre is a paragraph

What are the 3 genres on the SBAC?

• Jazz, Country, Pop

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Informational, Opinion and Narrative

What does type mean?

• Type means pet tarantula

• Type means talon tickets

• Type means the format of your writing: letter, speech, story, poem, etc

• Type means the typing

What is a source? *Check all that apply!

• A source is a problem/solution

• A source is another person's writing that you get information from

• A source is another person's writing that you get TEXT EVIDENCE from

• A source is a school lunch

What does audience mean?

• Audience is my pet tarantula!

• Audience is my family

• Audience means who you are writing FOR

• Audience is my friends

Draw a picture that you could title "How I Feel About The SBAC"