Reading Comprehension Strategies
Text-to-Self
Finding similarities between the piece you are reading and your life
Rising Action
The events after the conflict is introduced. A building of interest or suspense occurs.
Repetition
Words or phrases that repeat throughout the poem
Fact
A statement that can be proven true by at least one reliable source
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun
Visualization
Creating a picture or movie of the story in your head while reading
Conflict
A problem or struggle in the story. It can be Internal or External.
Personification
Gives animals, ideas, or inanimate objects human-like characteristics
Cause & Effect
Why something happened and/or the results of something
Adverb
Describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Text-to-World
Finding similarities between the piece you are reading and the world
Resolution
The story comes to a reasonable end. The conflict has been resolved.
Allusion
A reference to something famous or well-known
Problem & Solution
Something that is wrong and how to fix it
Article
Helps design nouns; a special type of adjective
Prediction
Using the author's clues to predict what will happen in the story
Climax
The turning point in the story - the emotional high point. The main character comes face to face with the antagonist for the last time, usually.
Stanza
A group of lines that are together; a "chunk" of lines
Counterclaim
An author's response to the objection
Preposition
Establishes a relationship between the noun and the rest of the sentence
Empathy Statements
Using clues from the story to step into the character's shoes
Exposition
The beginning of a story. We are introduced to the characters and setting. We also learn about the main conflict.
Metaphor
A direction comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as
Evidence
Facts, quotes, or statistics used to support a claim
Conjunction
Connect words, phrases, and clauses