The war against the British that occurred in 1812.
What is the War of 1812?
100
When using this strategy you look for sensory details (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) to imagine what the author is describing.
What is visualizing?
100
This button is on the upper left-hand side of the Nook.
What is the power button?
100
The term for a person in a story.
What is character?
100
Many students misspell this word and write "collage" instead.
What is college?
200
The year Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
What is 1492?
200
When you take a long story and reduce it to a list or short paragraph with only the key ideas or main points, you are using this strategy.
What is summarizing?
200
To control this, use the buttons on the upper right-hand side of the Nook.
What is volume?
200
The series of events in a story.
What is plot?
200
In addition to revising, you also need to do this to your writing to correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors.
What is edit?
300
The year the American Civil War, and slavery, officially ended.
What is 1865?
300
When you look for foreshadowing or clues about what will happen next, you are using this strategy.
What is making predictions?
300
This is one of the reading tools that helps you find where a word is located in a text.
What is "search"?
300
The term for the story's time and place.
What is setting?
300
This is the boot-shaped country in Europe that Ms. Shields visited.
What is Italy?
400
The year the American Revolution began.
What is 1775?
400
This is a strategy that requires a lot of thinking: You must look for the information the author gives and draw conclusions based on the evidence. Hint: a prediction is one type of this strategy.
What is making inferences?
400
If you want to comment on a passage, you must tap on the middle of the screen and go to this reading tool.
What is "Content"?
400
The thought or idea about life that the author expresses in a story.
What is theme?
400
This is the name of the assignment that is always on the board for you to complete when the bell rings.
What is bellringer?
500
The day America declared independence.
What is July 4, 1776?
500
Good readers use this strategy throughout their reading to seek answers and deepen their understanding.
What is questioning?
500
This is what allows you to look up the definition of a word (two steps).
What is tap and hold for one second and select "look up"?
500
The character that opposes the main character.
What is antagonist?
500
The British poet and playwright whose poster is displayed somewhere in the room.