Power Words
Runners
Mixture
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Story Elements
100
educated guess, tell what could or may happen, look into the future
What is predict
100
the first R
What is Read the title and predict
100
second R in RUNNERS
What is reread the questions and eliminate wrong answers
100
Strategies - Read at least three times. Write in the margins: figurative language, theme, mood, tone.
What is Poetry
100
How the story is being told or narrated. First Person, Third Person
What is Point of View
200
provide reasons, tell reasons, give examples, back it up
What is support
200
U
What is underline or highlight key words in the questions
200
the S in RUNNERS
What is select the best answer choice
200
Strategy - RUNNERS
What is Nonfiction
200
How a piece of writing makes you the reader feel.
What is mood
300
tell main parts, bottom line, main ideas
What is summarize
300
first N
What is number the paragraphs
300
figure out, read between the lines, what are they trying to say
What is infer/inference
300
Strategy: Read the questions first. Annotate in the margins about: characters development, setting, plot, theme
What is Fiction
300
author's attitude toward the subject matter of a story
What is tone
400
think through, break apart, break into pieces
What is analyze
400
second N
What is now chunk and summarize the sections as you read
400
list similarities, all the ways they are alike
What is compare
400
Author's Purpose: to entertain
What is Fiction and Poetry
400
figurative speech making an overstatement on purpose, an exaggeration
What is hyperbole
500
judge, value of, meaning, examine, solve, test for the truth of, tell one good and one bad
What is evaluate
500
the E
What is encircle key words to help answer the questions
500
list differences, all the ways they are different
What is contrast
500
Author's Purpose: To inform and/or persuade
What is Nonfiction
500
compares two things (says one thing is another) not using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
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