NJSLA Question Prompts

What type of prompt is this?

 Write an essay for your school paper that describes Sarah and Devyn and their experiences. How were their experiences similar? How were they different? Support your writing with specific details from the articles.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis Task

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

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 At the end of the video, Thelonious the turtle tells Cosmo they can go on an adventure. Think about the things Cosmo and Thelonious could do while they are swimming through the sea. Write a story about a new adventure that Cosmo and Thelonious will have together. Use what you have learned about the characters and setting of the video to write your story. Your story does not have to rhyme.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis Task

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

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 Write a story that tells what happens after the events in the video. What do the animals do after they learn they can play together? Describe what the animals do and how the different animals each help.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What type of Prompt is this?

 Write an essay to explain how the pictures and words in the story provide details about the setting. Be sure to use evidence from both Part I and Part II in your essay.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What type of Prompt is this?

 Write a letter to your friend explain it is possible to live in the Arctic. Include information about how people and animals are able to survive in the cold. Use ideas and facts from both articles in your letter.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

What type of Prompt is this?

 The next day, the family chose to go swimming in the late. Write a story about the family's time swimming. Be sure to use what you learned about the narrator and her family in “Camping with the Cousins”

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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 Look at the illustrations from the folktales. Write an essay describing how each illustration helps the reader understand the characters actions in each folktale. Be sure to use evidence from each folktale to support your response.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What type of Prompt is this?

 Using information in both articles, describe the steps to flying and landing a hot air balloon. How are the articles different or similar in how they describe these steps? Use examples from both articles to support your answer.

• Compare/Contrast

• Story

• Literary Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9