Vocabulary
What word means to move or be moved easily?
Mobile
What type of text was "Hurricanes: The Science Behind Killer Storms"?
What strategy can we use when answering a multiple-choice question?
Cross out answers we know are not correct
What are the words and sentences around an unknown word that can help you figure out it's meaning?
Context clues
What is text evidence?
Information taken directly from the text to support the claim or idea
What's another word for areas?
Regions
What is used to organize central ideas in this text?
Headings
What word means to give facts about a topic?
Inform
What is to describe how things are alike and different?
Compare and contrast
What strategy do we use to answer questions about the text?
RACCECCES
What is a mechanism?
What are the "effects" of something?
The result of an action or event
What means to try to convince someone of an idea or to try to get the person to do something?
Persuade
What is to explain what happened and why it happened?
Cause and effect
What is the big idea that readers should take away from a reading text?
Central idea or main idea
What does -ologist mean?
The study of or the science of
What does the word "scientist" mean in this sentence:
The scientist carefully analyzed the data from her experiment, using a microscope to examine the tiny samples, hoping to uncover new insights about the cell structure."
What is to bring joy and fun to the reader through a story?
Entertain
What is the way information is organized in a text?
Text structure
How many text evidences or citations should we include in our response?
2 text evidences or citations, and one explanation
What are the base pieces that houses and buildings are built upon?
Foundation
What type of visuals are used in this kind of text?
Charts, maps, sidebar features
What is the author's reason for writing?
Author's purpose
What is to explain events in time order or order of importance?
Chronological order or sequential order or logical order
What does the "S" stand for in RACCECCES?
Summarize