Reading Strategies
Plot
Author's Purpose/ Theme
Types of Writing
Genre
100

Three types of connections a reader can make

Text to self

Text to world 

Text to text

100

This is the very beginning of the story: Introduces characters and setting(s)

Exposition

100
Nickname for the message of a story

Theme

100

What is the overall goal of informative writing?

Share information about a specific topic

100

These are the two main subcategories of literature. 

Nonfiction; Fiction

200

For this reading strategy a reader may use context-clues/ Mr. A's "Three Sentence Rule" theory.

Vocabulary

200

What happens during the rising action of a story? Plot?

Conflict

External and Internal...sometimes both

200

When a writer wants you to believe their words or sway your decision.

Persuade

200

An article that urges readers to stand up against changing the cafeteria menu is an example of what type of writing?

Persuasive Writing

200

This type of literature involves magic, wizardry, and sometimes...talking animals

Fantasy
300

"Strategic readers “read between the lines” and make an educated guess based on what their prior knowledge and evidence in the story." 

Making Inferences

300

This is the last part of a story. The author ties up loose ends (sometimes leaves the reader with a cliffhanger)

Resolution

300

When an author wants you to walk away learning something new or learning more information about a specific topic.

Inform

300

What type of writing has claims and counterclaims?

Argumentative 

300

Mary Shelly is famous for her works within this type of genre.

Science Fiction

400

Three examples of words that you should always start with when writing a "thick question"

Who

What

Why

400

This is the "turning point" of the story. The protagonist must face his/her conflict head on.

Climax

400

Many authors try to do this when writing plays/dramas

Entertain

400
A memoir falls under this category for writing

Narrative

400

Langston Hughes; Shakespeare; Robert Frost- All of these authors are famous for writing this type of genre.

Poetry 

500

Strong readers stop and summarize for this type of reading strategy

Review/ Evaluate

500

The names of the good guys/girls and bad guys/girls within the story

Protagonist 

Antagonist 

500

What is our unit theme for the first making period?

Identity 

Coming of Age

500

The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text

Writing

500

John Grisham is famous for writing under this type of genre

Mystery/ Thriller

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