EQAO Skills Review by Mark Giraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao Made by Mr. Giraldi for his EQAO students! en-us 2018-05-18 14:25:48 UTC 2025-12-01 21:38:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Drinkingmed.png Summarizing (EQAO Skill) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261935946 What is the story about? This is very similar to a Recount! Make sure to only include important events (in order), the problem and the solution!

EQAO LOOK FORS
- Setting (when and where, descriptive words)
- Characters (main characters only; who they are, what their role is, their appearance and their personality)
- Plot (problem and solution, maximum of three events being explained)]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261935946 Compare/Contrast (EQAO Skill) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261935961 Explain the similarities and differences of two of the main characters!

EQAO LOOK FORS
- Over four things that are the same (compare)
- Over four things that are different (contrasting)
- Please explain (don't give a one word answer)]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261935961 Main Idea (EQAO Skill) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261935977 Main Idea and Making Connections are usually the most common EQAO skills!

What is the Author's Message, Theme, or Moral of the Story? Is there something to be learned after reading this story?

EQAO LOOK FORS
- a Main Idea statement
- evidence (examples) from the story (2)
- evidence (examples) from personal experience (2)
- explain how they support the main idea]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261935977 Making Connections (EQAO Skill) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936044 Main Idea and Making Connections are usually the most common EQAO skills!

Finding a way to make a connection to the book, movie or TV series that connects to yourself, something else you've seen or read before, or something you've heard about in the world!

EQAO LOOK FORS
Text-to-Self Connection
     How can I connect this story, or a small part of this story, to something I've experienced before? Explain! 

Text-to-Text Connection
     How can I connect this story, or a small part of this story, to something I've read or seen before? Explain! 

Text-to-World Connection
     How can I connect this story, or a small part of this story, to something beyond my own life, like a larger issue I know is somewhere else in the world? Explain! 

]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936044 Define (EQAO Term) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936066 What does this word mean? Look in a dictionary for help, or try and figure it out using your head!]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936066 Explain (EQAO Term) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936087 What do you think? Tell us, in your own words!]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936087 Describe (EQAO Term) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936115 What does it look like?
What does it smell like?
What does it taste like?
What does it sound like?
What does it feel like?]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936115 Predict (EQAO Term) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936157 What do you think might happen next? Use your own ideas and what's happened before to predict what will happen next!]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936157 Support or Prove (EQAO Terms) markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936197 Use ideas from the text to explain your answers! When you support or prove your answer, always use the word because and give at least two reasons why!

Dinosaurs did not have skin like humans (we think they had scales like reptiles) because...
1. Different reptiles have different types of skin, and dinosaurs like T-Rex's have similar body structure to reptiles. We think they would have the same scales too then!
2. Aggressive animals need protection, and scales would provide that (unlike skin)!]]> 2018-05-18 14:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936197 Inferring markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936960 Use clues from the text and your own ideas to predict something about the story; what you're looking for isn't answered in the story, it's relying upon you to figure it out!

EQAO LOOK FORS
- two clues from the text
- two clues from yourself
- explain how these clues support your inference]]> 2018-05-18 14:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/eqao/wish/261936960