Reading Strategies
Literature Circles
Narrative Writing
Argumentative Writing
Ms. Sambrick
100

Engaging with the text by asking questions to clarify and comprehend

Questioning

100

First person, second person, and third person are all different kinds of:

Point of View

100

Included in the beginning of a story to capture the reader's attention

Hook

100

To check or prove the accuracy of something

Validate

100

Where am I from?

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

200

Making an educated guess about what will happen next in the text

Predict

200

A literary term used to describe the events that make up the story

Plot

200

A struggle between two forces in a story

Conflict

200

A formal argument

Debate

200

What is my dog's name?

Steve

300

Consolidating the essential ideas from a text

Summarize

300

The main lesson or message in a story

Theme

300

Using words or phrases that do not have their literal meaning

Figurative Language

300

A statement about something that is believed to be true or right

Claim

300

What sport did I play in college?

Tennis

400

Text to text, text to self, and text to world are important parts of what strategy?

Connect

400

The method by which an author reveals traits about characters in a story

Characterization 

400

The stage of the writing process when you check for spelling and grammatical errors

Editing

400

Used to support or prove a claim

Supporting evidence

400

Where did I go to college?

 Millersville University

500

Using prior knowledge and the information stated in a text to draw conclusions

Infer

500

The turning point, or most exciting point in a story 

Climax

500

The stage of the writing process where you turn your ideas into sentences and paragraphs

Drafting

500
A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on facts

Opinion

500

How many siblings do I have?

2

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