Setting Passage Up for Success
Word Meaning
Fiction
NonFiction
Poetry and Drama
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What is the first step in preparing your passage for success?
Locate and identify and label all text features, use features to make predictions about text, and identify genre
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What is the number one reading strategy to determine the meaning of a word?
Use context clues=read around the word for clues. Do NOT assume the word has the meaning that you know, it is likely that the passage is using it differently.
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What is the structure and characteristics of Fiction?
Story Mountain Plot: Sequence of events: Beginning, Middle, End Beginning: Characters and Setting (when and where) Middle: Rising Action, Conflict (problem), Climax (turning point, moment of change: character thinks, feels, acts differently); Falling Action: Resolution (solution) End: Reflections by character, Theme (Author's message/lesson)
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What is structure or organization of Nonfiction?
Nonfiction=facts and details Main Structure=main idea followed by supporting details Types: Cause and Effect (because=why effect=what, result, outcome) Description (physical characteristics of topic such as an animal, plant, habitat) Sequencing (lifecycle, timeline) Compare Contrast (what is the same and different about the topics given) Problem Solution (problem in the word, opinions for solving) Stop and Jot main idea tree maps
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What is structure and purpose of poetry?
Stanzas vs. paragraphs Lines vs. sentences Line breaks=the end of the line Remember to label your lines and stanzas Author's purpose=to express and describe using the senses and/or figurative language
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What is step two for passage success?
Remind yourself about the genre's structure, characteristics, and purpose.
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What is context clue attached to the beginning or end of the word itself?
Prefix: part attached to the beginning of a root word re=again pre=before un,im,in,ill,ir,dis,non=not or the opposite of mis=wrong Suffix: part attached to the end of a root word ful=full of er/or=someone who less=without or little of able=ability to
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What is the strategy to identify a character's traits? What is point of view?
Stop and Jot STEAL to reveal characters: S=What does the character say? T=What does the character think? E=What effect does the character have on others? A=How does the character act or behave? L=How is the character's look described in the text or shown in the illustration? Point of View= 1st person=I, me, my, mine, us, we, our 2nd person=you, your (not likely) 3rd person=he, him, his, they, their, them, she, her
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What is where you should start on a nonfiction passage?
Locate and identify all text features and note the purpose of each one. Each text feature offers a visual way of showing you what the text is saying.
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What is types of poetry?
Narrative=tells a story, includes story mountain plot elements Lyrical=think lyrics, includes rhyme and rhythm (beat) Free Verse=random, no rhyming
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What is third step for passage success?
Box in Title, Remind yourself it is a clue for Main Idea=what the passage is mostly about
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What is a context clue that has the same or opposite meaning of the word?
Synonym=same Antonym=opposite *Think about whether the word is positive or negative and find the answer choices that match
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What is strategy for success on sequencing of events questions?
Label each event given according to what paragraph it occured. Label each answer choice according to what paragraph it occured. The correct answer choice should fit after the last event provided but before the next event provided (in between).
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What is the purpose of text features? What are some of the most common text features?
Purpose: To grab the readers attention, to visually show what the text is about Heading-main idea of the whole passage Subheading-main idea of each section or paragraph(s) bolded words-important words you need to know the meaning of photographs/illustrations-realistic pictures of topic captions-information that explains photographs/illustrations diagrams-labeled characteristics/parts charts-how to, advertisement map-location important to topic
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What is structure and purpose of drama?
Script includes: Cast of Characters (actors/actresses that will play the part of a character on stage) Stage Directions=tell actors and actresses where to stand on stage to deliver their lines as well as how to act or behave when they say the line Character's Lines/Dialogue: What the actor says on stage Scene=the setting which describes where each part of the story is taking place
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What is fourth step for passage success?
Go to the questions, read each question from beginning to end several times. Circle key words to skim and scan for. Go ahead and answer questions that include paragraph, stanza, lines, or text features.
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What is a type of clue that the author provides right there in the text around the word to help you know the meaning of a word?
Definition=usually follows right after the word, Explanation=follows right after the word, Examples=a list that hints at the category the word belongs to: ____, ____, ____. Multi-meaning: the question provides a dictionary entry of all the possible word meanings. Use the context clues around the word to determine which meaning fits the clues.
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What is strategy for answering fiction summary questions?
S=someone (character) W=wanted (wishes, goal) B=but (problem) S=so (solution) T=then (what was the end result) Must include the most important details above from beginning middle and end, in order, and be true and accurate according to the passage.
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What is the author's purpose in writing nonfiction?
Author's Purpose=to inform (may also include a second purpose related to the organization or text features such as: persuade, compare/contrast, cause/effect, describe, sequence)
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What is voice that guides you when reading a poem or watching a play?
Poem=The speaker Drama=The Narrator (provides the back ground information before each scene or before actors deliver the lines)
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What is last step for passage success?
Read the passage carefully, stop and jot: Fiction: where you are along the story mountain plot, STEAL to reveal characters Nonfiction: main idea + supporting details tree map. Use the ? X strategy, eliminate (X) answers that don’t fit. Determine which answer choice has the most evidence from the passage. (This may require you to reread many times)
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What is most difficult word meaning question?
Inference=the author shows but doesn't tell Look for clues in the paragraph containing the word + your prior knowledge Cover up the unknown word and think of a word that would sound right and makes sense in its place. Think about what kind of word it is: noun, verb, adjective, adverb. Plug in the answer choices to see if any seem to fit.
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What is author's purpose and message or lesson in writing Fiction?
Author's purpose: To entertain Message/Lesson: Theme
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What is strategy for success on nonfiction summary questions?
BME=summary Summary of passage: Look for an answer choice that includes heading and subheadings, accurately, and in order. Look back at your tree map notes. Summary of paragraph: Look for an answer choice that includes the subheading and most important details that support that main idea...look back at your tree map notes.
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What is how the author shows the reader what they want them to know to help them visualize?
Using sensory language: how it looks, sounds, feels outside and inside, tastes, or smells Figurative Language: Simile=comparing using like or as Metaphor=comparing with is, was, are Hyperbole=exaggeration Personification=giving animals or objects the abilities that only a person would have such as wearing clothes, walking, talking etc... Onomatopeia=sound words..Bam! Whoosh!
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