Reading Detective
This tells you what the text is mostly about.
What is the Main Idea?
Content, Pleased, Satisfied
What is a synonym for happy?
The hook
What is the beginning of a story?
common or proper noun:
Illinois
What is a proper noun?
A genre of text that provides information or explains something that has happened or been proven.
What is non-fiction?
These are sentences from the text that prove the main idea.
What is a Supporting Detail?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Act out the word "meander"
'slowly walking around without aim or purpose'
Leaves you wanting to know more or learn more after reading.
past or present tense:
swam
What is past tense?
Determined.
What is a leadership trait?
Where and when a story takes place in literature.
What is the Setting?
Modern
What is an antonym for 'ancient'?
These are used to indicate dialogue within a text.
What are quotation marks?
'pink' 'coffee'
"Our pink, coffee table gets dirty easily."
What is the adjective?
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
This is what the author intends for you to learn throughout the text. They are good characteristics to have as well.
What is the Theme?
Unscramble: useormno
What is 'enormous'?
This:
"The cool, crisp fall air run past my neck as I zipped up my fleece, pink jacket my grandmother gave me."
What is a descriptive sentence?
This mark goes at the end of a command or statement.
What is a period?
A metaphor.
What is an example of figurative language?
I would ask this after reading, "The heavy oak door was locked from the inside, yet the antique silver pocket watch on the desk was still ticking, and the window was wide open to a sheer fifty-foot drop in the rain."
What inference can you make?
"I could not predict what I would see when I opened the door, but I thought it was a robber."
What is the using context clues to find the meaning of the word 'predict'?
This is what you do before beginning to write your story or paper.
What is brainstorm?
common or proper:
'grocery store'
What is a common noun?
Champaign County Fair OPENS
New chaperone guidelines for minors
What is a headline?