Before you read a nonfiction text, preview the title, subtitles, bold & italicized words, charts and pictures. These are all called types of...
text features
the lesson learned in a text
theme
the use of words that sound like what they mean like: buzz, snap
onomatopoeia
Make sure you eat a good ___________ with protein (eggs, bacon, sausage, yogurt).
breakfast.
to think about what will happen next or in the future of a story using text evidence
foreshadowing or prediction
when a character is telling the story
1st person
after gathering information the reader comes to a decision
drawing a conclusion
a comparison of 2 more items without using like or as; such as, "Steve was a cheetah. He ran so fast!"
Metaphor
Make sure you _________ ____ the story.
actually read
to reduce large text to a smaller one with the main idea and most important details
summary
Always ___________ your answers & do your _______!
prove; best
the overall point the author is trying to make
main idea
the lesson learned in a story
moral
an extreme exaggeration, "I could walk 5,000 miles".
hyperbole
Use the tools provided and take a _________ _______ when needed!
BRAIN BREAK...review what it is
to make an educated guess made by connecting bits of information and using what you know
infer
when an author writes to try to convince the reader of their view point using valid resources
argumentative text
repeating of the same sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration