GACE Middle Grades Language Arts Questions & Answers Solved 100%

types of writing - Answer Argumentative Informative/Explanatory Narrative argumentative - Answer - taking a position on an issue or topic and supporting that position with research - The position is clear and concise within the thesis statement - Several reasons to support the position - Cite sources used in the correct format informative/explanatory - Answer - purpose is to increase knowledge about a topic - Provides new knowledge - Explains a process - Provides explanations of why narrative - Answer - telling a story - Characters - Setting - Plot - Conflict - Point of View speech and presentation delivery - Answer - Eye Contact - Speech Speed - The tone of Voice - Facial Expression - Hand and Body Gestures eye contact - Answer make sure to keep eye contact with the audience especially when making key points speech speed - Answer talk at a normal pace so the audience can easily understand the tone of voice - Answer use a soft tone of voice to attract the audience facial expression - Answer gentle facial expressions will appeal to the audience hand and body gestures - Answer use only when appropriate Components of Effective One-on-One Communication - Answer - Model how the exchange should be: eye contact, body language, responding - Reinforce Active Listening- focus on listening to understand rather than listening to reply - Ask Open-Ended Questions- allow students an opportunity to share their understandings and thoughts Components of Effective Group Communication - Answer - All components of effective one-on-one communication apply. - Allow multiple students to share. When asking open-ended questions allow students with different opinions or thoughts to share. - Listen to all student responses. As a teacher, model how students should listen to others and ask follow-up questions. - Proper Wait Time: when asking students higher-order thinking allow students to jot down ideas so they have notes to go back to in order to be prepared for group discussion. characteristics of poetry - Answer - Written in lines and stanzas - Some follow the strict length of stanzas and the number of lines - Most have figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, etc. Characteristics of Literary Nonfiction - Answer - Written like fiction, but includes real people, settings, and plots - Examples include: autobiography, biography, and essays Characteristics of Drama - Answer - Similar to a short story, but written strictly with dialogue - Includes characters, setting, plot, dialogue, theme, and stage directions Characteristics of Myth - Answer - The story about how characters undergo a sequence of events - Tales that are usually believed as true - Contains extra-human, inhuman, or heroic characters Characteristics of Legend - Answer - Stories that were told orally - The main character is often heroic - The main character is a human, not a god Characteristics of Fable - Answer - Moral tales usually with animal characters - Typically short with no more than 2 or 3 characters - Usually, teach a lesson