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Reading/Language Reading/Language Arts/MathArts/Math
M. Agnes Jones’sM. Agnes Jones’sGCRCT Online ResourceGCRCT Online Resource
Reading/Language Reading/Language Arts/MathArts/Math
M. Agnes JonesM. Agnes Jones
55thth Grade Grade
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The purpose of this power point is to prepare you for the up coming GCRCT standardized test. You will be provided with online resources for language arts, reading comprehension, and math .
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Do You Know Your Reading Strategies?
Main Idea
Inference
Fact & Opinion
Cause & Effect
Author’s Purpose
Sequence
Character Trait
Compare & Contrast
Summarizing
Problem & Solution Drawing ConclusionTest Taking Skills
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Main Idea• The main idea is the most
important idea about a topic.• Details are used to support the
main idea.• To find the main idea, list
supporting details about how they are related.
• If there is no sentence that states the main idea, make up one using the supporting details
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Making Inferences• As you read, you can use story clues, along
with what you already know, to help you figure out what the author doesn’t tell you.
• As you read, ask yourself, “What is the author leaving out that is important to understanding the character or event?”
• Ask yourself, “What do I already know about something like this?”
• Use story clues and your own experience to figure out what the author means or does not tell you.
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Fact & OpinionWhen reading a story or an article, it’s helpful to evaluate
whether what you are reading is a fact or an opinion.
• As you read ask yourself “Can this statement be proven?” and “Is this what someone believes or feels?”
• A statement based on evidence that can be checked or proven true is a fact.
• A statement of what someone believes or feels is an opinion.
• Words such as think, believe, probably, beautiful, and good are clues that a statement expresses an opinion
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Cause and EffectWhen reading a story or an article,
it’s helpful to think about events and what caused them.
• As you read, ask yourself “What happened?” and “Why?”
• To answer “What happened?” tells you the effect.
• The answer to “Why?” tells you the cause.
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Author’s PurposeKnowing the author’s purpose for writing a story or an
article helps you know what to pay attention to as you read.
• As you read, ask yourself “Did the author want me to have information, have a certain opinion, or enjoy the selection?”
• If the answer is “have information,” the author’s purpose is to inform.
• If the answer is “have a certain opinion,” the author’s purpose is to persuade.
• If the answer is “enjoy the selection,” the author’s purpose is to entertain.
• An author may have more than one purpose for writing a selection.
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SequenceWhen reading a story or an article, it’s helpful to
think about the order of events.
• As you read, ask yourself “What happened first? What happened after that?”
• Look for dates or signal words such as first, then, next, and finally.
• If there are no signal words, look for story and picture clues.
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Problem & Solution
• When you read a story, it’s helpful to think about what the problem is, what steps could be taken to solve the problem, and how the problem is resolved.
• As you read, ask yourself “What is the problem in the story?”
• Then ask “When did things change? What happened to make the solution clear?”
• Finally, ask “How was the problem solved?”
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Test Taking StrategiesYou’ll do your best on a test if you follow some general
test-taking rules!
• Read the directions carefully.• Read each question carefully. Then read all the
answers before choosing one.• Mark only one answer for each question.• Be sure to fill in each bubble correctly. Check to see
that the question number matches your choice on the answer sheet.
• Budget your time-don’t spend too much time on a difficult question. Do your best to answer it, and then move on.
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Compare & ContrastWhen reading a story or an article, it’s helpful to
think about how things are similar and how they are different.
• As your read, ask yourself “What is similar about these things?” and “How are they different?”
• When you think about how things are similar, you compare them.
• When you think about how things are different, you contrast them.
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SummarizingWhen you read, ask yourself “What is the
selection about?”• The answer tells you the topic. This can be a
word, a phase, or a sentence.
• Ask yourself “What are the most important points?” Restate these in your own words.
• Keep the summary short. Include only the important points.
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Draw ConclusionWhen an author does not spell out everything you want to
know about a character or an event, you can combine story clues with what you already know to draw a conclusion that makes sense.
• As you read, look for clues that can help you form an idea about what the author does not tell you.
• Ask yourself “What do I already know about something like this?”
• Use the story clues to draw a conclusion
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Character TraitThe more you know about a character in a story, the
better you will understand and enjoy the story.
• Figure out a character’s trait by looking for special qualities that the character shows again and again.
• As you read, look for words the author uses to describe the character.
• Pay attention to what the character thinks, says, and does.
• Be aware of what other character say about the character.
• Think about what you already know about people.
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Reading Comprehension Activities
Cause & Effect
Author’s Purpose
Inferences
Author’s Purpose
Inferences
Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose
InferencesFact & Opinion
Cause & Effect
Sequencing
Fact & Opinion
Fact & Opinion
Sequencing
Sequencing
Drawing Conclusion
Drawing Conclusion
Cause & Effect
Cause & Effect
Main Idea
Main Idea
Drawing Conclusion
Main Idea
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Fish Tank
Jeopardy
Prefix Mix
Prefix Words
Prefix Say Plenty
Putting Down Roots
Putting Down Roots 2
Root Action
Root Action 2
Checklist
Rooting Out Words
Space Station
Suffixes
Suffixes
Suffix-ly
Suffixes
Roots
Roots
Adjectives/Verbs
Antonyms
Homophones
Homophones
Multiple Meaning
Synonyms
Reading/Oral Language Skills Activities
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Math Resources
Numbers and Operations
Algebra
Geometry
Measurement
Data Analysis and Probability
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Recognize Number
Multiplication Mystery
Fact FamiliesCount Decimals
Thousands
Spy Guy
Draggable Decimals
Decimal
Place Value (2)
Place Value (1)
Egyptian Fractions
Visual Fractions (2) Math Magician
X’s Table Tester
Standard/WrittenForm
Really Big Number
Visual Fractions
Ice Cream Shop
Number and Operations
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Brenda’s BedroomBorder
Spy KidsLesson 11
Problem Solving
Is that a Fact
Is that a Fact
Spy Guys
Spooky Sequence (4)
Spooky Sequence (3)
Sum SenseSubtraction
Sum SenseMultiplication
Function Machine (2)
Patterns
Spooky Sequence (1)
Spooky Sequence (2)
Function Machine (1)Sum Sense
Division
Sum SenseAddition
Million Dollar Mission
Algebra
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Rotating Houses
Plot Plans Silhouettes
Guess the View
3D Object Viewer
Quad Squad
Cube
Geometric Shapes
Lines Of Symmetry
Patterns for Solid Figures
Triangle Explorer
Wrapping Paper Patterns
Graphing Skills
Reading Grids
Angles
Types Of Angles
Angles
Ask Hannah
Banana Hunt
Geometry
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Measurement
Area
Measuring Tools
Cave Data
Spy Guys Perimeter and Area (13)
Area & Perimeter
Metric Unit
Weight & Capacity
Teaching Measures
Perimeter Explorer
Measuring Angels
Hot Stuff
Estimation of Length Measure It
Area Explorer
Thermometer
Are We There Yet?
How Many Pearls
Be a Scientist
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Data Analysis and Probability
Gere’s Bike Shop
The Hot Tub Pie Chart
Play Ball
Overview of LineGraph
Overview of BarGraph
Interpreting ColumnGraphs
How it All Stacks Up
Mean Green Machine
All That Data
Create A Graph
All That Data (2)
Spy KidsLesson 10
Reading A Column Graph
Data Picking
Circle Graph
Bar Graph
All Parts
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Let’s Have Successful Year!
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