CP Benchmark Skills List
Reading Literary / Informational Skills:
Literary Terms:
Conflict (general)
Central conflict
Narrator
Plot
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Point of View
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
3d person point of view limited vs omniscient
Figurative Language (general)
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Making inferences
Reading comprehension
Identifying off-topic statements
Specific evidence vs unspecific evidence (good vs bad)
Author’s claim
Author’s purpose
Organization of ideas
Identification of a speaker
Fact vs opinion
Writing Skills:
Thesis statement
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Organization of evidence
Conclusion / Accurately concluding a paragraph
RACE responses
Grammar / Conventions:
Synonyms
Antonyms
Connotation
Denotation
Vocabulary in Context
Punctuation: commas, semicolons, colons, periods
Dependent vs. Independent Clauses
Sentence Fragments / Phrases
Run-on sentences
SEMICOLON AND COLON RULES
COLON AND SEMI-COLON INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW (copies of pages from a text that may better help you understand the proper use for each punctuation mark.)
COMMAS VS SEMI-COLONS (good review activity - and you can check your answers)
COMMAS, COLONS, SEMI-COLONS, AND PERIODS
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN PHRASES AND CLAUSES
MLA FORMATTING (THIS IS A QUIZLET. STUDY IT, THEN COMPLETE THE ACTIVITIES AS PRACTICE)
ONLINE REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
Connotation and Denotation:
http://www.townsendpress.com/uploaded_files/tinymce/reading%20series/I5e_Chap1_Vocab_SE.pdf
Figurative Language Basketball Game:
http://reviewgamezone.com/games/supershooter/index.php?871&title=Figurative%20Language
Figurative Language interactive game (kinda fun):
http://ereadinggames.com/orpheus/
Figurative Language Reveal the Picture Game:
https://www.google.com/search?q=figuative+language+review&oq=figuative+language+review&aqs=chrome..69i57.5694j0j8&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8
QUIZLETS
Connotation and Denotation:
https://quizlet.com/40018092/grammar-denotations-and-connotations-flash-cards/
Figurative Language:
https://quizlet.com/3962217/figurative-language-definitionsexamplespictures-flash-cards/
JEOPARDY!
Jeopardy 1:
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/fall-benchmark-1-review
Jeopardy 2:
jeopardylabs.com/play/fall-benchmark-1-review-2.
KAHOOTS!
MLA Kahoot:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=0e303cc2-4d6c-4f85-9861-6757756bf8c7
MLA Formatting:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=9253cf6d-e0a2-4358-9f65-2c319cc3c137
MLA Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Page
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=a7967c25-f7ae-4940-8e83-03756fd2b18c
Benchmark Skills 1 Kahoot
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=2c0df782-69c6-47b3-8e8c-d744717bb4d6
Writing Terms:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=ccf44e90-a376-4beb-9d5e-5c19df5a7db4
Making Inferences:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=225c716f-5591-4d88-9d8c-fd5bad990804
Reading Literary / Informational Skills:
Literary Terms:
Conflict (general)
Central conflict
Narrator
Plot
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Point of View
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
3d person point of view limited vs omniscient
Figurative Language (general)
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Making inferences
Reading comprehension
Identifying off-topic statements
Specific evidence vs unspecific evidence (good vs bad)
Author’s claim
Author’s purpose
Organization of ideas
Identification of a speaker
Fact vs opinion
Writing Skills:
Thesis statement
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Organization of evidence
Conclusion / Accurately concluding a paragraph
RACE responses
Grammar / Conventions:
Synonyms
Antonyms
Connotation
Denotation
Vocabulary in Context
Punctuation: commas, semicolons, colons, periods
Dependent vs. Independent Clauses
Sentence Fragments / Phrases
Run-on sentences
SEMICOLON AND COLON RULES
COLON AND SEMI-COLON INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW (copies of pages from a text that may better help you understand the proper use for each punctuation mark.)
COMMAS VS SEMI-COLONS (good review activity - and you can check your answers)
COMMAS, COLONS, SEMI-COLONS, AND PERIODS
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN PHRASES AND CLAUSES
MLA FORMATTING (THIS IS A QUIZLET. STUDY IT, THEN COMPLETE THE ACTIVITIES AS PRACTICE)
ONLINE REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
Connotation and Denotation:
http://www.townsendpress.com/uploaded_files/tinymce/reading%20series/I5e_Chap1_Vocab_SE.pdf
Figurative Language Basketball Game:
http://reviewgamezone.com/games/supershooter/index.php?871&title=Figurative%20Language
Figurative Language interactive game (kinda fun):
http://ereadinggames.com/orpheus/
Figurative Language Reveal the Picture Game:
https://www.google.com/search?q=figuative+language+review&oq=figuative+language+review&aqs=chrome..69i57.5694j0j8&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8
QUIZLETS
Connotation and Denotation:
https://quizlet.com/40018092/grammar-denotations-and-connotations-flash-cards/
Figurative Language:
https://quizlet.com/3962217/figurative-language-definitionsexamplespictures-flash-cards/
JEOPARDY!
Jeopardy 1:
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/fall-benchmark-1-review
Jeopardy 2:
jeopardylabs.com/play/fall-benchmark-1-review-2.
KAHOOTS!
MLA Kahoot:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=0e303cc2-4d6c-4f85-9861-6757756bf8c7
MLA Formatting:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=9253cf6d-e0a2-4358-9f65-2c319cc3c137
MLA Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Page
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=a7967c25-f7ae-4940-8e83-03756fd2b18c
Benchmark Skills 1 Kahoot
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=2c0df782-69c6-47b3-8e8c-d744717bb4d6
Writing Terms:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=ccf44e90-a376-4beb-9d5e-5c19df5a7db4
Making Inferences:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=225c716f-5591-4d88-9d8c-fd5bad990804