Reading Strategies
Text Features
Novel Studies
Author Trivia
Bell Ringers
100
What is predicting?
Guessing what will happen next in a text.
100
What is a bullet point used for?
Lay out information in summarized form.
100

Where did Greek mythology originate?

GREECE!

100

True/False: Dr. Suess wrote "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish."

True!

100

How many points is a Monday Meditation worth?

5

200
True/False: Inferencing is guessing what will happen next in the story.
False - Inferencing is using background knowledge and context to predict what will actually happen. Most likely going to be true.
200
Where is the table of contents located?
Front of the book
200
Give an example of cause and effect.
Varying answers.
200
Which author wrote "Hatchet"?
Gary Paulsen.
200
What are 2 mistakes in this sentence: "My dog, Daisy, went to the perk to play with other dogs. Unfortunately, she got scared by a big dog and Ms. bertram had to take her home."
perk = park bertram = Bertram
300
What is previewing?
Looking at the book before actually reading it and deciding if it is a good fit book.
300
What is a glossary used for?
To show definitions of important words in a text.
300
Name 3 different types of drums.
Varying answers.
300
This author is famous for writing sports books, including "Travel Team" and "Heat".
Mike Lupica
300
Name all 8 parts of speech.
noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
400
What are the 4 purposes for authors to write? (Hint: Think PIES)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Express emotion or feeling
400
True/False: A sub-heading comes before a heading.
False.
400

What are deformed blood cells called? HINT: think DGDP.

Blasts

400
What is the title of the first Harry Potter Book?
HP and the Sorcerer's Stone.
400

On what day of the week did we practice IXL?

Thursday

500

What are 5 strategies for selecting a good fit book for you?

1) Look at cover 2) Use 5 finger rule 3) Genre 4) Topic 5) Author etc.

500
What is the difference between a chart and a graph?
Chart = shows/collects data Graph = represents data
500

Name 5 Greek gods/goddesses and what they're the god/goddess of, a symbol, or other info about them.

Varying answers.

500
Name one of the authors of the famous fairy tales.

Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Anderson

500

List 8 things you need to cover in a book talk.

Varying answers.
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