Word Up!
What is complexity?
This prefix means again or back.
What is re-?
This is the subject of the text, that can be named in a word or short phrase. It tell what main focus of the text.
What is the big topic?
When you look over text features before reading, in order to understand what you will read about.
What is previewing?
This structure of this sentence includes one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
This word means a way of life, or a group of people who share a particular way of life.
What is culture?
This suffix makes an adjective and means "tending to, tending toward an action".
What is -ive?
This is the most important idea about the big topic, and explains what the text is about.
What is the main idea?
When you jot notes in the margin, highlight, underline, and mark up the text, in order to actively engage with the text and better understand what you are reading.
What is annotate?
This sentence structure includes two or more independent clauses, a comma, and a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
This word means a piece, part, or component.
What is an element?
This suffix makes a noun and means "the act, process, or condition of".
What is -ion?
This is the sentence that introduces the big topic and states the main idea of the paragraph you are writing.
What is the topic sentence?
When you write about a text in your own words, including only the most important information in the text. This helps you process the information and better remember what you read. You won't be able to do this if you don't have a good understanding of the text.
What is summarizing?
This sentence structure includes one independent clause, and one dependent clause, as well as a subordinating conjunction.
What is a complex sentence?
This word means inventive and capable.
What is resourceful?
Give a definition of prefix.
What is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning?
These explain the main idea, by providing more specific information and examples.
What are the details?
This strategy will help you process, understand, and remember information from the text. You write in your own words, pull out what is most important, and organize information into columns.
What are two column notes?
These conjunctions are called FANBOYS.
What are For And Nor But Or Yet So?
This word means a regular practice, a custom that is repeated over time.
What is tradition?
Give the definition of a suffix.
What is a word part added to the end of a word, that changes a word's meaning and part of speech?
This sentences wraps up a paragraph, restating the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a concluding sentence?
This strategy is when you write ideas from the text in your own words, to help you understand and remember.
What is paraphrasing?
This sentence structure includes two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?