To guess about what a reading passage will be about before reading.
What is make a prediction
100
Crazy as a fox. Fifth Graders walk like turtles.
What are similes?
100
To connect an idea from a printed source to another printed source.
What is text to text connection
100
Luke Skywalker needs to rescue Han Solo-Star Wars.
Raymond, Gabe, & Brian must survive in the wild after a plane crash.
What are the plots?
100
This text feature is used to draw the reader's attention to certain words or phrases.
What is bold text.
200
You should do this BEFORE reading the passage.
What is read the questions
200
Jumble Shrimp, Microsoft Works, Man Child
What are oxymorons?
200
To connect ideas from experience to a printed source.
What is a text-to-self connection
200
Places in a novel.
What is the setting?
200
This text feature is used to organize and separate pieces of text from others. It is usually at the top of each "category".
What is headings.
300
You should check these out to help you form opinions or thoughts about what the passage may be about. They include headings, graphics, captions, graphs, tables, etc.
What is nonfiction features.
300
My brother is a real pig when he eats.
What is a metaphor?
300
To connect ideas that are generally accepted by the world to a printed text
What is text-to-world connection
300
Evil, Mean 5th Grader, Bossy, Acts like an angle, & Nice.
What are Character Traits?
300
The author uses these to portray or explain something in the text better that cannot be described in words.
What is pictures/illustrations
400
To determine why the author wrote a passage
What is author's purpose
400
The lazy lizard lied next to the lucid lake.
What is an alliteration?
400
A connection such as: I read an article in the Sunday paper about the effects of weather patterns on livestock. My grandmother always says that when bad weather is about to happen, cows lie down to conserve energy.
What is text-to-self connection
400
Music in a movie, Scooby-Doo, and clues writing by authors.
What is foreshadowing?
400
These usually accompany a graphic or illustration.
What are captions.
500
To make "a long story short" or to tell what the passage was about in shorter terms.
What is summary/summarize
500
The wind whispered in my ears. The cold winter air tickle my nose.
What are personifications?
500
True or false: A text message is considered a reliable text connection
What is false
500
Gabe & Raymond of Far North and Brian Robeson of Hatchet are the main characters in the novels.
What is the protagonist
500
These are used to display numbers in an organized way so the reader can gain information quickly about a large amount of data.