Reading Skills (1)
The people, animals or creatures in a story.
Characters
The time and place of a story.
The setting.
What is Animal Fantasy?
A fantasy story where the characters are Animals who act like human beings.
a place where interesting things are shown
museum
What does Sequence of Events mean?
The order that things in the story happen.
Something bad that happens and how it can be fixed.
Problem and solution
A story with lots of imaginary things (dragons, fairies, etc.)
Fantasy
What is a diary?
A Diary is a notebook where someone writes about what happened to them that day.
A strip of sand or pebbles where land and water meet.
beach
What is Cause and Effect in a story?
What causes something to happen and what happens as a result of that.
Special words in a reading. (sub-title, caption, labels)
Text Features
What is a fable?
A Fable is a simple story with animal characters that teaches a lesson.
What is a newspaper article?
A Newspaper is a collection of articles about things that happened in the world. It is made every day.
pretty, sweet-smelling flowers that grow on thorny bushes
roses
Telling the story again, it is shorter and using only the important parts.
Summary
We need to know which parts of the story are about the Main Idea and which are not.
What is Realistic Fiction?
Realistic Fiction is a fiction story that could happen in real life.
What is a Guidebook?
A Guidebook is a book that gives information about where to go and what to do; or about information about some subject (animals, plants, places)
the season between summer and winter
fall
A story that is not real or true.
Fiction
A story that is real or true, has real people or real events.
Non-fiction
What is a humorous fiction story?
A story that is funny or makes you laugh.
What is a Science Journal?
A Science Journal is a book someone (usually a kid) writes in to keep track of what they learn about some science subject.
To put liquid in a cup or glass
pour