Reading Skills (1)
The people, animals or creatures in a story.
Characters
The time and place of a story.
The setting.
A fantasy story where the characters are animals who act like human beings.
Animal Fantasy
a place where interesting things are shown
museum
A story that is not real or true.
Fiction
A story that is real or true, has real people or real events.
Non-fiction
A story that is funny or makes you laugh.
Humorous fiction
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
What does Compare and Contrast mean?
Finding what is the same or different about two things.
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
The drawings, images, or pictures in a text.
Graphic features
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 information about some subject (animals, plants, places)
the season between summer and winter
fall