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TIPS FOR READING COMPREHENSION... Types of Retelling Simple retelling The student can: •identify & retell the beginning, middle, and end of a story in order. •describe the setting. •identify the problem and the resolution of a problem. More complete retelling The student can: •identify and retell events and facts in a sequence. •make inferences to fill in missing information. •Identify and retell causes of actions or events and their effects Most complete retelling The student can: •identify and retell a sequence of actions or events. •make inferences to account for events or actions. •offer an evaluation of the story. ABRs are due Monday, March 17,2008. Your
ABR projects will be graded (one test grade) on the following criteria: EFFORT 10
There just wasn’t time at lunch to do the whole thing. 14
Who would have believed a weekend would pass so quickly! 20
You really strained your brain!
You haven’t seen your bed in
days, and your friends think you died in your room. CREATIVITY 10
Creative sparks just weren’t flying, huh? 14
Pretty imaginative. 20
Amazing! Sensational! Wow! HOW WELL
YOU COVERED THE MATERIAL 10
What book did you read? 14
I’m glad you read the whole thing. 20
You must have read it twice! PRESENTATION 10
I know you’re up there – I can hear you breathing. 14 Not bad. 20
Have you considered a career in show business? OVERALL
IMPRESSION 10
You must hate book reports. 14
Okay. 20
Superb! Wonderful! Splendid! NAME _______________________________________________________ DATE _____________________________________ 22 © TIME FOR KIDS. This page may be photocopied for use with students. Persuasive-Letter Organizer Choose an issue or topic about which you have a strong opinion. Then write a letter expressing your views. Your goal is to convince the reader that your opinion is the correct one. Follow the directions below to help you structure your letter. _____________________________ (Your school name) __________________________ (Your school address) _________________________________ (Today’s date) _________________________, (Greeting) Introduction: Describe who you are and why you are writing the letter. ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph: Explain the different viewpoints. ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph: Describe your viewpoint. Include facts and details to support your opinion. ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph: Provide at least two possible solutions to the problem. ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Final sentence: Thank the reader for his or her time. _________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________, (Closing) ______________________________ (Your signature)
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