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Strategies for Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
Uses words that help readers see, hear, feel, smell
and sometimes taste what is happening.
Includes plenty of details.
Expresses how the writer feels.
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Strategies for Writing Interviews
Use questions to gather information.
Includes questions about what the person is like,
what the person does, and what the person thinks.
Includes questions about important details
Make careful notes of the answers.
Include the names of the interviewer and the person
being interviewed.
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Strategies for Writing a
Paragraph of Information
Gives facts about real things.
Has a topic sentence.
Discusses a topic that can be covered in one paragraph.
Includes details.
Uses words called transitions to connect ideas.
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Strategies for Writing a Biography
Is the story of a real persons life as told by another person.
Begins when the person is born or is very young.
Is usually told in time order.
Gives dates and place names.
Includes facts about what the person has done.
Uses he or she, his or her.
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Performance ChecklistYes No
I read at a good rate
I read accurately
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
Performance ChecklistYes No
I read at a good rate
I read accuratelyI listened quietly and politely as others read.
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Strategies of Good Speakers Adjust voice based on punctuation.
Practice reading difficult words ahead of time.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
I pay attention to what is being read.
I save questions until after the reading.
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Strategies for Writing a Character Sketch
Describes how a person looks, sounds, or acts.
Tells what a person is like.
Included a topic sentence
Includes detail sentences.
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Strategies for Writing a How-To Paragraph
Includes materials needed.
Include a topic sentence.
Include details that explain, in order, how to do a specific
activity.
Use words that show sequence, such as first, next and then.
May include measurements or dimensions as details.
Can be followed by more than one person with the sameresults.
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Strategies for Writing a Description
Uses vivid words that appeal to the senses.
Uses precise words that give specific information
about the topic.
Uses different types of language.
Includes a main idea for each paragraph
Includes detail sentences that tell about the main
idea of each paragraph.
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Strategies for Writing a Summary
Includes the main idea and key details of a passage.
Uses words that help readers understand the exact
meaning of a passage.
Uses strong, exact language.
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Performance Checklist
Yes NoI paused at commas and periods.
I used expression.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
Performance ChecklistYes No
I paused at commas and periods.
I used expression.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
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Strategies of Good Speakers/Readers
Read and speak loudly and clearly.
Change their voices for different kinds ofpunctuation.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
Make Eye Contact with the speaker.
Give positive feedback.
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Strategies for Writing a Paragraph That Compares
Has a topic sentence that tells what is being compared.
Tells how two or more things are alike.
Uses signal words such as both, alike, and same.
Gives details of the things being compared.
Sums up the main idea at the end.
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Strategies for writing a Realistic Story
Includes characters and settings that could be real.
Includes events that could happen.
Tells about a problem and how it is solved.
Includes a plot with a beginning, a middle and an ending.
May include dialogue.
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Strategies for Writing an Explanation
Gives facts and details about a topic.
Starts with a topic sentence.
Answers What? How? and Why?
Follows a logical sequence.
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Strategies for Writing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
Include the cause or the effect in the first sentence.
Use key words to explain the relationship between the cause and the
effect.
May include several effects or several causes.
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Performance Checklist
Yes No
I read clearly and loudly.
I read at a good rate and speed.
I used expression and intonation.
I listen quietly and politely as others read.
Performance ChecklistYes No
I read clearly and loudly.
I read at a good rate and speed.
I used expression and intonation.
I listen quietly and politely as others read.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
I listen attentively by facing the speaker and
making eye contact.
Give positive feedback.
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Strategies of Good Speakers
Read and speak clearly, and use
intonation and expression.
Make eye contact with the audience.
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Strategies for Writing a Character Sketch
Uses adjectives to tell how a character looks,
sounds, and acts.
Each paragraph has a topic sentence.
Tells what a character is like.
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Strategies for Writing a Play Scene
Is a story that can be performed for an audience.
Includes a cast of characters.
Describes the setting at the beginning. Gives plot events.
Includes dialogue.
Provides stage directions.
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Strategies for Writing a Folktale
Has repeated events.
Teaches a lesson.
Includes human or animal characters.
Is told by a narrator.
Has a long-ago setting.
Has subjects and verbs that agree.
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Performance ChecklistYes No
I read clearly with few mistakes.
I grouped words into phrases.
I read smoothly.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
Performance ChecklistYes No
I read clearly with few mistakes.
I grouped words into phrases.
I read smoothly.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
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Strategies of Good Readers
Speak loudly and clearly.
Chunk words that fit together.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
Listen quietly.
Pay attention.
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Strategies for Writing an Explanation
Tells information about a topic.
Includes a main idea sentence, facts, and details.
Tells the details in order.
Often uses time-order words such as first, next,
then, or last.
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Strategies for Writing a Summary
Include the most important ideas.
Use connectives, including time-order words.
Include details that support the important ideas.
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Strategies for Organizing Content
Remember to read your first sentence clearly so that your
audience knows what the summary is about.
Underline the connective words and phrases so that youremember to emphasize them when you speak. Emphasizing
connective words will help your audience understand how
ideas connect to one another.
Write on index cards notes explaining details so that you canrefer to them while you are speaking.
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Strategies of Good Speakers
Use your voice to emphasize the
main ideas and important details.
Speak slowly when reading information.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
Concentrate on the speaker by looking at him or her.
Take notes on topic.
Save comments until the reading is over.
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Strategies for Writing Fantasy
Could not happen in real life.
Often has animal characters that behave like people.
Contains characters who may or may not be realistic.
Has events that cause other events to take place.
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Strategies for Writing a Persuasive Paragraph
Includes a topic sentence that states the writers opinion.
Provides reasons to support the writers opinion.
Often uses facts to convince readers.
Organizes reasons and details into an order that makes sense.
Concludes by restating the opinion.
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Performance ChecklistYes No
I read at an appropriate rate.
I used expression to show the characters feelings.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
Performance ChecklistYes No
I read at an appropriate rate.
I used expression to show the characters feelings.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
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Strategies for Writing Directions Explain how to do something.
Explain steps one-by-one and in time order.
Use accurate words and phrases.
Use numbers or time-order words.
Follow a logical order.
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Strategies for Writing an Explanation
Tells how something is done or how and why it happens.
Includes a main idea sentence.
Gives information and details about the topic.
Organizes information, usually in sequence order.
Answers questions abut who, what, how, and why.
Uses everyday words that readers understand.
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Strategies for Writing a Description
Includes a topic sentence.
Tells what is being described.
Uses details to show what made the event exciting and
memorable.
Shows excitement about the event.
Uses strong, specific language that appeals to the senses.
Includes a closing paragraph that tells what the event meansto the writer.
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Strategies for Organizing Content
Write notes on the order of events in your story.
Think about any questions your readers might have
and include the answers to these questions in yourpresentation.
Underline similes, metaphors, alliteration, and
onomatopoeia to emphasize those parts in the
presentation.
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Strategies of Good Speakers
Use intonation and volume to create a mood of excitement.
Express your ideas with vivid words.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
Listen Quietly and respectfully.
Listen for intonation and volume and how they set
the mood of the presentation.
Think of questions to ask after each presentation.
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Strategies for Organizing Content
Create a visual aid that shows both planets.
Be sure to make the differences between the
planets stand out for the class.
For the rest of your presentation, write each
difference between the planets on a separate
note card or slip of paper.
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Strategies of Good Speakers
Practice sharing your presentation.
Point out the differences noted on yourgraphic aid as you describe them with words.
Use intonation that tells the audience when
you are moving from one point to the next.
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Strategies of Good Listeners
Give the speakers your full attention.
Look closely at the visual aids as the speakerspoint to the differences between the planets.
Ask questions to clear up any confusion after
each presentation.
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Performance ChecklistYes No
Use intonation to emphasize important parts of the passage.
Use eye contact and gestures to engage listeners.
Listen to and make connections with the speaker.
Listen attentively by facing the speaker and making eye contact.
Performance ChecklistYes No
Use intonation to emphasize important parts of the passage.
Use eye contact and gestures to engage listeners.
Listen to and make connections with the speaker.
Listen attentively by facing the speaker and making eye contact.
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Performance Checklist
Yes NoI read clearly and loudly.
I used punctuation and intonation.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
Performance ChecklistYes No
I read clearly and loudly.
I used punctuation and intonation.
I listened quietly and politely as others read.
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