READING STRATEGIES
A reader stops after a difficult paragraph and puts the main idea into their own words
What is summarizing/paraphrasing
A passage explains events in the order they happened.
What is chronological/sequence
what is chronological order
Think timeline, an order at which specific things take place.
You read about a student starting a new school and think about your own first day somewhere unfamiliar.
What is text-to-self
What reading skill should a reader use when the story gives clues about a character’s feelings without directly naming the emotion?
What is inference?
Before reading an article titled “Why Schools Are Rethinking Homework,” Marcus predicts the author will discuss disadvantages of homework. What strategy is he using?
predicting (skip a teams turn)
A writer explains that excessive screen time can interfere with sleep, then describes several ways students can reduce nighttime phone use.
What is problem and solution
The hallway swallowed him as hundreds of students rushed past.” This is an example of what figurative language
What is personification ( you should know this one although we didn't go over it 200 extra points)
You connect a character’s struggle with discrimination to a historical event you learned about.
What is text-to-world
WHAT IS THEME
THE MORAL OF THE STORY ( FOR 100 EXTRA OINTS TEL ME WHAT IS MAIN IDEA)
A character says, “Wonderful. Another two hours of homework,” while rolling her eyes. What must the reader use to understand what she really means
What are context clues/inference?
A passage describes how hurricanes and tornadoes are alike and different
What is compare and contrast
what is sequence
A step by step process of doing something
You compare the betrayal in one story with a similar betrayal in another novel
text to text
Choose one event from the story that could be considered a turning point. Why does that moment change the direction or meaning of the story?
answer may vary (must defend the turning point with evidence)
A reader finishes a paragraph but realizes they cannot explain what they just read, so they reread it more slowly and annotate key details. What reading strategy is being demonstrated
What is monitoring comprehension? (steal 100 points from another team)
“Because the city received very little rain for six months, reservoirs dropped and officials introduced water restrictions.” What structure dominates this sentence
What is cause and effect
what is problem and solution
when there is something unfavorable happening and a solution is made so it doesn't happen again, or the issue is resolved.
A student says, “This character reminds me of another character because both are lonely.” What must the student add to turn this into a strong analytical connection?
What is specific evidence/details explaining how the connection affects meaning? ( take a way a teams turn)
what was the authors purpose of this story
to entertain
Two details in a story never directly state that a character is nervous: he repeatedly checks the clock and keeps wiping his palms on his pants. What skill allows the reader to determine his emotional state?
What is making an inference?
A passage begins by describing rising student absenteeism, explains several reasons it occurs, and ends with programs schools are using to improve attendance. Which two structures are working together?
What are cause and effect AND problem and solution?
what is cause and effect
this is when something happen and it effects/reflects in the outcome of something else. in other words domino effect. (swap someone on your team)
Which is stronger: “This reminds me of my life” OR “Like the narrator, I avoided asking for help because I feared being judged, which helps me understand why the narrator
What is the second response because it explains the specific
what is text structure?
how a text or story is organized.