Writing PRAXIS 5205

Question 1

Reader’s Response Journal

Answer 1

a journal in which students record their initial responses to their reading

Students read a portion of the text and then recorded their thoughts in a Reader’s Response Journal before discussing with classmates.

Question 2

Writing Conference

Answer 2

an individual meeting with students to discuss their drafts to help them revise their work before submitting a final product, and to help the teacher assess student understanding and modify instruction as needed

Question 3

Modeling

Answer 3

an instructional strategy in which the teacher demonstrates a concept or skill and students learn by observing

When a teacher encounters a difficult word in a text, she thinks aloud to model how she can use the context clues to discover the meaning.

Question 4

Plot Diagram

Answer 4

a graphic representation of the plot of a story

a plot triangle that outlines exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

Question 5

Plot

Answer 5

The events included in a story (may or may not be sequential).

Question 6

Peer-Reviewed Journal

Answer 6

a high quality source of information which uses experts to screen each article submitted to the publication

The New England Journal of Medicine

Question 7

Characterization

Answer 7

the details an author uses to build a character (appearance, personality, thoughts, actions)

Question 8

Conflict (Narrative)

Answer 8

the challenge(s) the main character(s) need to overcome to achieve their goal

Question 9

Metacognition

Answer 9

the ability to think about one’s own thought process

Question 10

Dialogue Tag

Answer 10

followed or preceded by a comma or punctuation mark, with quotation marks around the quotation

As Mark exited the highway, he thought, “I hope this is the right way.”

Question 11

Sensory Details

Answer 11

Sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste descriptions

The aroma of roasted chicken burst out of the oven and drifted temptingly towards my nostrils.

Question 12

Reading Comprehension

Answer 12

the ability to read a text and understand its meaning

Jessie read the book and was able to explain to me why the character lied in Chapter 3.

Question 13

Storyboard

Answer 13

a sequence of images or descriptions that represent the plot of a narrative

Question 14

Point of view

Answer 14

the style of narration used to tell a story

first person, third person limited, third person omniscient

Question 15

Transition Words

Answer 15

Phrases and words used to link sentences, paragraphs, and ideas together.

First, next, last, on the other hand

Question 16

Narrative Text

Answer 16

Fictional stories, plays, poems. Usually contains some element of plot or conflict.

Peter Pan, Romeo and Juliet

Question 17

Writing Process

Answer 17

The steps a writer goes through to compose a finished, polished text.

Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

Question 18

Descriptive Writing

Answer 18

Used to create detailed descriptions of people, places, and things. Descriptive writing also develops the mood and atmosphere of the text.

Question 19

Figurative Language

Answer 19

A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning

hyperbole: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Question 20

Homophones

Answer 20

words that are pronounced the same as another word but have a different meaning and may be spelled differently

carat, carrot, caret: to, too, two

Question 21

Invented Spelling

Answer 21

Child’s attempt to spell based on best judgement

Question 22

Phonics / Graphophonemic Principle

Answer 22

Using the relationship between symbols (letters and words) and sounds of a language to read and write

Question 23

Morphology

Answer 23

The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.

The word “bicycles” is made up of three individual morphemes. The prefix bi-, the stem cycle, and the suffix -s.

Question 24

Diagnostic Assessment / Pre-Assessment

Answer 24

Assessment administered before instruction to determine students’ strengths and weaknesses

Question 25

Etymology

Answer 25

the study of the origin and history of words

Question 26

Phonemic Awareness / Sound Awareness

Answer 26

the ability to hear, identify, and re-create individual sounds in spoken words

A student can hear that /b/ makes first sound in the word “blue”