Bellringers Open-Note Quiz for
the Week of September 1-5, 2014
Name:_________________________________________________ Period: _________________
Instructions: Answer only today’s questions. This will be graded on Friday as a quiz grade.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
1. What is an “informational text”?
2. Define “Pattern of Organization”
3. List the four patterns of organization for informational texts.
1._______________________________________ 2.______________________________________
3._______________________________________ 4.______________________________________
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
4. Name the two ways main idea can be stated.
1. ___________________________________ 2.___________________________________
5. Name a strategy for reading informational text.
6. What pattern of organization would an author be using if he included the following words:
“first”, “next”, “later”, “the next morning” _________________________________________________________
Thursday, September 4, 2014
7. Describe any incident (real or made up) that might be considered a one cause/one effect relationship.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What form of cause and effect organization would the following be?
Mary missed the bus.→ Mary didn’t make it to first period. →Mary missed the deadline to
turn in her paper. → Mary failed Language Arts.
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
Friday, September 5, 2014
Elementary School and Middle School:
The Differences and Similarities
What is it like to transition from elementary to middle school? That is a question many kids ask each year. Having experienced both, I can tell you that there are plenty of similarities as well as some very big differences between the two types of schools.
Elementary schools and middle schools have many traits in common. Typically, both are open five days a week for a set number of hours each day. Students sit at desks in classrooms and are expected to listen to and learn from their teachers. There is a set time for lunch. Each day, students are given homework assignments. Students take quizzes and tests. In all of these ways, middle school should feel somewhat familiar to new students.
However, there are some big changes that new middle school students should be aware of. In elementary school, students usually stay in the same classroom with one teacher for most of the day. That is not the case in middle school, where students typically have a different teacher for each subject. Students must move to a different classroom for each subject too. Since there is not one classroom in which to store supplies, middle schools often provide students with lockers. For many kids, getting a locker is a welcome rite of passage.
Making the move from elementary school to middle school may seem scary, but knowing what to expect can really help. Elementary school provides kids with the experiences they need to be ready for middle school. Even though moving on means adjusting to a new environment, some things, including many of the classmates who accompany you, will remain the same.
9. Is the above compare/contrast text a “point by point” development or a “subject by subject” development?
Circle the answer: Point by point development Subject by subject development
Cheating in America
Did you know that 7 out of 10 students have cheated at least once in the past year? Did you know that 50 percent of those students have cheated more than twice? These shocking statistics are from a survey of 9,000 U.S. high school students.
Incredibly, teachers may even be encouraging their students to cheat! Last year at a school in Detroit, teachers allegedly provided their students with answers to statewide standard tests. Students at the school told investigators that they were promised pizza and money if they cheated on the test as told. Similar allegations at several schools in San Diego county have prompted investigation. A student at a local high school says she sees students cheating on almost every test, and the teachers don’t do anything about it.
The kids claim that they’re tempted to cheat because of peer pressure and intense competition to get top grades. Many kids also say that their parents are setting a bad example by “fudging” on income taxes, lying about age to pay lower admission prices, or cheating their way out of a speeding ticket. They are sending a message to their kids that it is okay to cheat and lie.
Finding solutions to this problem is difficult. In our school’s math classes, each student has different problems on their test papers, so it is useless to look at someone else’s answers. Teachers could also randomly mix the problems throughout the page. Another solution is for adults to lower their expectations. Chances are that students believe cheating is the only way to meet unreasonably high expectations. Perhaps it is time for parents and teachers to seriously examine whether higher test results are important enough to encourage cheating.
10. What pattern of organization does the author of the above text use? ___________________
Name:_________________________________________________ Period: _________________
Instructions: Answer only today’s questions. This will be graded on Friday as a quiz grade.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
1. What is an “informational text”?
2. Define “Pattern of Organization”
3. List the four patterns of organization for informational texts.
1._______________________________________ 2.______________________________________
3._______________________________________ 4.______________________________________
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
4. Name the two ways main idea can be stated.
1. ___________________________________ 2.___________________________________
5. Name a strategy for reading informational text.
6. What pattern of organization would an author be using if he included the following words:
“first”, “next”, “later”, “the next morning” _________________________________________________________
Thursday, September 4, 2014
7. Describe any incident (real or made up) that might be considered a one cause/one effect relationship.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What form of cause and effect organization would the following be?
Mary missed the bus.→ Mary didn’t make it to first period. →Mary missed the deadline to
turn in her paper. → Mary failed Language Arts.
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
Friday, September 5, 2014
Elementary School and Middle School:
The Differences and Similarities
What is it like to transition from elementary to middle school? That is a question many kids ask each year. Having experienced both, I can tell you that there are plenty of similarities as well as some very big differences between the two types of schools.
Elementary schools and middle schools have many traits in common. Typically, both are open five days a week for a set number of hours each day. Students sit at desks in classrooms and are expected to listen to and learn from their teachers. There is a set time for lunch. Each day, students are given homework assignments. Students take quizzes and tests. In all of these ways, middle school should feel somewhat familiar to new students.
However, there are some big changes that new middle school students should be aware of. In elementary school, students usually stay in the same classroom with one teacher for most of the day. That is not the case in middle school, where students typically have a different teacher for each subject. Students must move to a different classroom for each subject too. Since there is not one classroom in which to store supplies, middle schools often provide students with lockers. For many kids, getting a locker is a welcome rite of passage.
Making the move from elementary school to middle school may seem scary, but knowing what to expect can really help. Elementary school provides kids with the experiences they need to be ready for middle school. Even though moving on means adjusting to a new environment, some things, including many of the classmates who accompany you, will remain the same.
9. Is the above compare/contrast text a “point by point” development or a “subject by subject” development?
Circle the answer: Point by point development Subject by subject development
Cheating in America
Did you know that 7 out of 10 students have cheated at least once in the past year? Did you know that 50 percent of those students have cheated more than twice? These shocking statistics are from a survey of 9,000 U.S. high school students.
Incredibly, teachers may even be encouraging their students to cheat! Last year at a school in Detroit, teachers allegedly provided their students with answers to statewide standard tests. Students at the school told investigators that they were promised pizza and money if they cheated on the test as told. Similar allegations at several schools in San Diego county have prompted investigation. A student at a local high school says she sees students cheating on almost every test, and the teachers don’t do anything about it.
The kids claim that they’re tempted to cheat because of peer pressure and intense competition to get top grades. Many kids also say that their parents are setting a bad example by “fudging” on income taxes, lying about age to pay lower admission prices, or cheating their way out of a speeding ticket. They are sending a message to their kids that it is okay to cheat and lie.
Finding solutions to this problem is difficult. In our school’s math classes, each student has different problems on their test papers, so it is useless to look at someone else’s answers. Teachers could also randomly mix the problems throughout the page. Another solution is for adults to lower their expectations. Chances are that students believe cheating is the only way to meet unreasonably high expectations. Perhaps it is time for parents and teachers to seriously examine whether higher test results are important enough to encourage cheating.
10. What pattern of organization does the author of the above text use? ___________________