Words
Author's Organization/ Genre
Author's Purpose
Main Idea/Best Summary
Reading
Strategies
100
break the word into smaller parts and/or syllables if the tricky word is a person's/place's name simply call it by the first letter...don't let it slow down your reading
What is a decoding strategy to use when you're not sure how to read a word.
100
Sequence of Events Story Mountain Plot: Characters, Setting, Main Event/Problem, Solution, Character Change, Reflection.
What is how the author organizes Fiction.
100
To entertain
What is the purpose of Fiction
100
The Title, Heading, and/or Subheadings
What is a clue about the main idea of the passage/paragraph
100
Box in the title, headings, or subheadings and reminding yourself it is a clue for main idea which means whole thing not just one detail.
What is the first thing you should do to prepare for reading success.
200
1) A word that means the same 2) A word that means the opposite
What is a: 1) Synonym 2) Antonym
200
When the author makes a claim and supports it with convincing opinions and reasons to be for or against that claim.
What is how the author organizes persuasive text.
200
To convince
What is the purpose of Persuasive Writing
200
The whole passage/paragraph; not just one detail
What is Main Idea. Main Idea questions include: what is the passage/paragraph mostly about or mainly about.
200
Identify the Genre, remind yourself of the elements, author's purpose, and organization for that genre.
What is the second thing you should do to prepare for success.
300
Reading around the word for clues to determine the word's meaning.
What is using context clues.
300
Sequential step by step process providing instruction/explanation on how to make or do something; transition words are included throughout (ex: first, next, then, after that, last, finally...) Ex: Recipe, How to brush your teeth, How to make and fly a kite
What is how to organize procedural writing.
300
To explain
What is the author's purpose in How To Writing
300
Main Idea + Detail from Beginning + Detail from Middle + Detail from End Events in Order Events can all be found in the passage
What are the parts of a Best Summary.
300
Read the questions Go ahead and answer the questions that tell you the paragraph number to read and/or the word to determine meaning for. Read the rest of the questions and answer choices, circle a few key words to scan for. Then read carefully around those key words to determine the answer to your questions.
What is the third thing you should do for reading success.
400
Identifying what part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) the underlined word is and finding an answer choice that matches.
What is another strategy for determining the meaning, synonym, or antonym for the underlined word.
400
Headings and Subheadings for Topics and Main Ideas supported with facts and information on that topic including photographs, captions, charts, graphs, maps...
What is how Non-Fiction is organized.
400
To Inform
What is the author's purpose for Non-Fiction
400
Identifying the parts already written in a partial summary and selecting the missing part(s) to join for best summary.
What is the strategy for answering summary questions where the summary has already been started and the reader must find what's missing to make it complete.
400
Determine the effect/outcome/result first then ask yourself why it happened (because....). Read the sentences just before the effect/outcome/result to determine the cause.
What is a strategy for success on cause and effect questions.
500
Determining whether the word used to describe a character is positive or negative and finding an answer choice that matches.
What is another word strategy if a questions asks you to best describe a character.
500
stanzas possible rhyming
What is how poetry is organized.
500
What is express
What is the author's purpose in writing a letter, diary entry, or poem
500
Numbering the paragraph and/or sentence where each part of a summary can be found then comparing answer choices to find the answer that is most complete and then comparing answer choices.
What is a strategy for answering Best Summary questions.
500
Determine where the events provided in the flow map happened in the passage, number them to determine where the missing part of the flow map must fit. Then locate the paragraph/sentence for each answer choice to determine if it would make sense where the blank event in the flow map is.
What is the strategy for answering sequence of events or flow map questions.
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