Ms. Greene's Reading Comprehension Tips
What is one thing Ms. Greene always tells you do do when reading a long passage? (Bonus 100 points if you can tell me WHY!)
Highlight or underline key points information that looks interesting/important!
This is an opening statement (which is usually the first sentence) in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on. It can be done with a question, quote, statistic, or anecdote.
What is a Hook sentence?
These are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
What does the R in RAGES stand for?
What is, Restate the question?
"Ms Greene did not want to get up at 5 a.m. today!"
Where is the punctuation mistake in this sentence?
Period after "Ms."
What should you do FIRST when you have a long reading passage with headlines?
Read the headlines. (They might give you the answers!)
These are all the paragraphs that come between the intro and conclusion, and comprise the bulk of the essay and together form the student's primary argument.
What are Body Paragraphs?
This is the the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is Onomatopoeia? (Extra 100 points for an example by either team, but must raise hand).
What does the A in RAGES stand for?
What is, Answer the prompt?
"Ms. Greene didnt want to get up at 5 a.m. today!"
Where is the punctuation mistake in this sentence?
There is an apostrophe in "didn't."
Why should you think about what you ALREADY know about a topic while you're reading?
Realizing what you already know helps you understand what you're reading. It helps you make sense of it! (Remember, what you're reading isn't random--good chance you already know something about a topic, so what you already know will help you understand anything new about it.)
This is where you Restate Your Thesis Claim and Evidence, Provide New and Interesting Insight, and Form a Personal Connection With the Reader.
What is the Conclusion?
Compares two things (typically using the words “like,” “as,” or “than”).
What is a Simile?
What does the G in RAGES stand for?
What is, Give evidence?
"Ms. Greene didn't want to get up at 5 am today!"
Where is the punctuation mistake in this sentence?
Periods in a.m.
When reading a long text, is it better to read through the whole thing and then answer questions, or read it in chunks?
Read it in chunks. This allows you to learn little bits of information first, and then give your brain a chance to digest and organize the information where it should go.
What are the reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea called?
What are Supporting Details?
A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
What is a Metaphor?
What does the E in RAGES stand for?
What is, Explain Evidence?
"Ms. Greene is so tried of getting up at 5 a.m."
What is the error in this sentence?
"Tired" instead of "tried."
What is one last tip Ms. Greene often gives when it comes to reading comprehension that sounds "selfish?"
Think about yourself! Try to relate to what you've read personally--this helps you understand it better.
"Ms. Greene drove all the way to Washington, D.C. to visit the white house."
Are there any capitalization mistakes in this sentence? If so, what?
Yes. White House is a proper noun--the specific name of a person, place or thing. Therefore, it needs to be capitalized.
This is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is Personification?
What does the S in RAGES stand for?
What is, Summarize?
"Ms. Greene must Really like you're class if she is waking up at 5 a.m. every morning."
Where are the TWO mistakes in this sentence?
1.) Do not capitalize Really. It's not a proper name of something or a start of a sentence.
2.) this should be "your," not "you're."