Strategies
Story Elements 1
Story Elements 2
Story Elements 3
Story Elements 4
100
2 times
How many times should you read a passage
100
where the story takes place
What is setting
100
words with more than one meaning
What are multiple meaning words?
100
tell only the important points in a story
What is a summary?
100
get rest and eat a good breakfast
What should you do before a big test?
200
2100
What is needed to pass the TAKS Test?
200
what the paragraph or story is mostly about
What is Main Idea
200
what happens in a story
What is a plot?
200
a word part added to the beginning of a word
What is a Prefix?
200
write PIE
What should be your first strategy?
300
keywords
highlight before, in and after it
300
comparing two people or things
What is compare and contrast
300
when something goes wrong in the story
What is a problem?
300
a word part addede to the end of a word
What is a suffix?
300
persuade, inform, entertain
What is PIE
400
beginning, middle, end
What is BME
400
underlined words
What are key words
400
story clues, reading between the lines
What is inference?
400
factual information, that can be proven
What is fact
400
Use tally marks
How should you find main characters?
500
Don't plug in
Which words help the reader understand implies?
500
people or things in a story
What are characters
500
solution or resolution
What is an answer to a problem called?
500
summary questions only
When should you use BME?
500
someones thoughts or feelings on a matter
What is opinion
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