Reading Skills
The narrator's perspective in which a story is being told
What is point of view?
The words, sentences, or passages that precede, follow, or surround a specific word, sentence, or passage.
What are context clues?
background knowledge + textual evidence
What is inference?
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Roses are red Violets are blue I need the answers to the test Can I get it from you?
What is A, B, C, B.
a statement or premise supported by arguments
What is a thesis?
Identify the type of academic vocabulary: If it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!”
What is irony?
the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of all characters
What is third person omniscient?
how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)
What is text structure?
a summary or short text that describes the original text must include what abbreviated information from the story
What is SWBST/ BME (beginning, middle, and end)?
Name at least two things you need to consider and notice when reading an informational text.
What are text features/ graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases?
Marking a text with notes and/or comments.
What is annotating?
The events that take place in a story that creates the highest intensity in the story.
Figurative language & sensory language. The speaker is painting a picture in our minds.
What is Imagery?
What is the main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing?
What is a controlling idea.
Making predictions or asking a question.
What is a strategy we do before reading when we read the title?