For nonfiction, what all of the following are Big Questions EXCEPT
What surprised me?
What does the author think I already knew?
What is the main idea?
What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I already knew?
2. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Nonfiction is a body work in which the author purports to tell us the real world, a real experience, a real person, an idea, or a belief. True or False
True
False
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The question for nonfiction, "What did the author think I already knew?" is a way for us to do what?
Stop reading
Blame the author for what he assumes we know
Solve an equation
Turn and talk to a partner
4. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
If the challenges what I know about a subject, I agree with the author True or False
True
False
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
If the author confirms what I already knew, I agree with what the text is saying. True or False
True
False
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
When you read with the question in mind, "What Surprised Me?" the information you find must be a HUGE surprise. True or False
True
False
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Contrasts and Contradictions for Nonfiction include texts with information that contradicts or contrasts with what I know, think, or experience True or False
True
False
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
By contrast, although, alternatively, however, nevertheless, otherwise, then again These are all examples of what?
Contractions
Verbs
Signal Words
Adverbs
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Quoted Words fall into all of the categories EXCEPT
Voice of Authority
Titles and Headings
Personal Perspective
Others' Words
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
For nonfiction, what all of the following are Big Questions EXCEPT
What surprised me?
What does the author think I already knew?
What is the main idea?
What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I already knew?
11. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The signpost Word Gaps refers the the gap between the words the author uses and ______
the font used
language it is typed in
what students know about the words
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A number can be written as "two" or "2"
True
False
13. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the overall anchor question for the nonfiction signposts?
What is the main idea?
Why is this important?
How many signposts do I have to find?
Is this real or fake?
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
That was the funniest movie ever. This is an example of which signpost?
Contrasts and Contradictions
Numbers and Stats
Word Gaps
Extreme or Absolute Language
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Extreme or Absolute Language is always harmful.
True
False
16. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Reasons an author uses extreme language include all of the following EXCEPT
To leave no doubt
To push to the limit
To anger the reader
To exaggerate
17. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Many 8th grade students from Grant will go to Springfield High School, while a few students will attend Lanphier High School. This is an example of which signpost?
Contrasts and Contradictions
Extreme or Absolute Language
Quoted Words
Word Gaps
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
If you come across a word in a text you don't know, just tell the teacher, "I don't get it" and skip over it.
True
False
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
If you are reading a nonfiction text about climate change and the author quotes a scientist studying the effects of greenhouse gases on the environment, in which category does the quote most likely belong?
Others' Words
Personal Perspective
Voice of Authority
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
I should be using the strategies and signposts for annotation in all my classes-not just literature.