Deck 12: Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

Question 1

A group of students examined a list of words and then decided which ones they thought were related to the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

A) possible sentences
B) anticipation guides
C) exclusion brainstorming
D) KWL

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Students conduct authentic research when they:

A) search for answers to their questions
B) research topics assigned by their teacher
C) write definitions of assigned words
D) read novels assigned by their teacher

Answer 2

A

Question 3

After reading many books and magazine articles about tennis star Serena Williams, fourth grade student Caroline pretended that she was Serena Williams and she began writing journal entries using the viewpoint of the famous athlete. Caroline's writing is an example of a:

A) learning log
B) simulated journal
C) double-entry journal
D) found poem

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Interdisciplinary units that integrate reading and writing with social studies, science, and other curricular areas are known as:

A) Gestalt
B) Morphemic Units
C) Multigenre Projects
D) Thematic Units

Question 5

Effective teachers help students focus upon the big ideas as they read by using:

A) flashcards
B) assessments
C) word chains
D) graphic organizers

Question 6

Before reading a chapter in their textbooks, the teacher asked the students to use two or more new vocabulary words to compose sentences that might be in the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

A) exclusion brainstorming
B) possible sentences
C) anticipation guides
D) words sorts

Question 7

Of the following, the most effective way to activate students' background knowledge is to use:

A) KWL charts
B) RTI
C) Miscue analysis
D) Elkonin Boxes

Question 8

Effective teachers have found that students read textbooks more successfully when they:

A) have a purpose for reading
B) use accompanying workbooks
C) are given homework assignments
D) read pages orally

Question 9

A technique which helps students to be consciously aware of whether they are likely to find the answer to a question "right there" on the page, between the lines, or beyond the information provided in the text is:

A) Question-Answer-Relationships (QAR)
B) SQ3R Study Strategy
C) Miscue Analysis
D) Guided Reading

Question 10

As they studied the topic of recycling, a group of students prepared posters, diagrams, and timelines, read Internet articles, and wrote poems. These students participated in a:

A) language experience approach
B) leveled project
C) multigenre project
D) scaffold

Question 11

When he reached the midpoint of a thematic unit on the Industrial Revolution, teacher Tony Catania asked his students to spend 10 minutes writing about the topic. These students participated in a:

A) writing inventory
B) morphemic analysis
C) quickwrite
D) trilogy

Question 12

A common thread or unifying feature of a project is known as the:

A) refrain
B) repetend
C) genre
D) assessment

Question 13

As she read the novel, Esperanza Rising, eleven-year-old Marissa wrote her favorite lines on sticky-notes. She then arranged the lines to create a poem. That type of poem is known as a (n):

A) haiku
B) prose
C) scrap poem
D) found poem

Question 14

Before her students read a textbook chapter about the Grand Canyon, the teacher introduced a set of statements and asked the students whether they thought the statements were true or false. Then they read the chapter to see if they were correct. This teacher was using a (n):

A) exclusion brainstorming
B) anticipation guide
C) Elkonin Box
D) repetend

Question 15

Because they wanted the principal to reverse his decision on the school's dress code, sixth grade students wrote compositions from their own viewpoints in which they expressed the need for change. Their writing could most appropriately be classified as:

A) simulated journals
B) persuasive essays
C) learning logs
D) multigenre projects

Question 16

To help students use textbooks effectively, teachers remind them to:

A) open to the first page and read straight through
B) preview chapters before reading them
C) copy sentences verbatim
D) read most pages orally

Question 17

Gloria kept a journal on her desk as she read a textbook chapter about the solar system. She divided each page of her journal into two columns. She wrote questions in one column and answers to the questions in the opposite column. Gloria's journal is an example of a:

A) QAR journal
B) conference journal
C) SSR journal
D) double-entry journal

Question 18

To help his students retain information as they read, a sixth grade teacher would like to teach a strategy that incorporates before, during, and after-reading components and encourages students to review material. An appropriate technique would be:

A) RTI
B) SSR
C) LEA
D) SQ3R

Question 19

When students take notes in class, they should:

A) copy information verbatim
B) restate concepts in their own words
C) focus upon spelling and handwriting
D) attempt to memorize facts

Question 20

Teacher Donna Rutgers was given a science textbook and correctly advised that she should:

A) supplement the textbook with other print and Internet resources
B) use the textbook as the only reading material for her class
C) conduct round-robin reading sessions using the textbook
D) help the students memorize the information in the textbook

Question 21

A few students in Diane Sand's class have difficulty reading their textbooks independently. Of the following, the best way to help these students would be for the teacher to:

A) excuse them from the assignments and not expect them to read aloud
B) ask them to read the pages at home with a parent or sibling
C) read the text aloud to students before asking them to read it independently
D) provide more time for reading

Question 22

When planning a thematic unit, teachers should:

A) consider ways to differentiate instruction
B) select only narrative texts
C) select only expository texts
D) ask each student to read orally

Question 23

When using a content-area textbook, teachers should:

A) introduce key terms before students read the assigned pages
B) require all students to independently read assigned pages for homework
C) refrain from using any additional reading material
D) ask students to read all pages orally

Question 24

The school district requires teacher Ryan Drexel to use a social studies textbook which his sixth grade students have trouble reading. List four steps the teacher could take to help his students use the content-area textbook.

Question 25

Before students read a complete textbook chapter, it is most helpful for them to first:

A) copy sentences from the chapter
B) read the questions at the end of the chapter
C) check the class schedule
D) read a narrative text

Question 26

A new teacher wants to use a thematic unit with her class. She should develop assessment plans for the unit:

A) before starting the unit with her students
B) when the class reaches the midpoint of the unit
C) after the unit has been completed
D) when the students request feedback

Question 27

While planning a unit on the California Gold Rush, a fourth grade teacher found a trade book that he thought his students would enjoy. A few of the students, however, were not able to read it independently. List two steps could a teacher take to help students who have difficulty reading specific trade books independently.
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Question 28

When fifth grade teacher Emily Fox announced that she was planning a unit on famous musicians, her students wanted to help. How can students participate in planning a unit?