A fourth-grade teacher is developing a writing assignment that she could use to help her students develop use of sensory images, vivid details, figurative language, and the use of active verbs and precise modifiers. Which of the following writing prompts would best help her achieve this?
A) Explain why or why not schools should have sports teams.
B) How are baseball and football similar?
C) Describe the characteristics of a great athlete.
D) Can athletes be considered heroes?
Ans: C) Describe the characteristics of a great athlete.
With this prompt, students are being asked to utilize imagery, descriptive words, and vivid language to make their idea of a great athlete come alive for the reader.
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a. simple random c. cluster b. stratified d. systematic
Stories usually have:
a) only one theme b) more than one theme c) decodable text d) expository text structures
Which of the following is used as a "before reading" activity?
A) Activate relevant background knowledge B) Summarize the text C) Interpret nonliteral information D) Monitor comprehension