Strategies
when you write in your own words what the story is about using the most important details
Summarize
A statement that you can prove true or false
Fact
Determining why the author wrote a selection - for example, to inform, to persuade or to entertain
Author's purpose
facts, statements or physical signs that prove something or supports a conclusion
evidence
a question or instructions that tell you what to write
prompt
when one event causes another to happen
Cause and effect
A judgement that often contains words like "I believe", "I think", "best" or "probably".
Opinion
The people in a story are called _____.
Characters
to create or produce
develop
to tell again using details
retell
to find out how something is the same and to find out how they are different
Compare and contrast
a story that is told by the main character; uses the word "I"
First person
Where the story takes place is called the _____.
Setting
use as sources of information
reference
to finish or bring to an end
conclude
Using what you know and what you read to figure out what might happen
Inference
a story told by the narrator to another character using the word "you"
Second person
What happens in the story is called the _____.
Plot (events)
provide a step-by-step procedure to show how to do something
demonstrate
present a clear picture of a person, place, thing or idea, making the reader visualize a picture in their head
describe
putting the events of the story in order from first to last
Sequence
a story told by a narrator who is not a character in the story; uses "he", "she" and "it"
Third person
The "moral" of the story - what the author wants you to learn
Theme
explain how each part functions into the whole
analyze
decide something using evidence or facts
determine