Vocabulary
Injustice, unfairness
Context clue that uses opposites
What is an antonym?
The point the author is trying to make
What is the main idea?
Reasons, examples, facts, evidence that support a main idea
What are specific details?
Jaden ran.
What is a simple sentence?
Motivated by financial gain; greedy
What is "mercenary"?
The words surrounding the unfamiliar word
What is context?
Look for a general statement. Check whether other material supports it.
What are two steps to find the main idea?
The two levels of supporting details
What are major and minor?
F-A-N-B-O-Y-S
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
To attack
What is "assail"?
Context clue that uses a similar word
What is a synonym?
What are list words?
Three kinds of note taking techniques
What are outlining, mapping, and summarizing?
They went to the store, and they bought snacks for the Super Bowl.
What is a compound sentence?
A difficult choice
What is "dilemma"?
Boldface and Italics
Usually at the beginning but can also be the middle or the end
Where can a main idea be located within a paragraph?
Helps fill out or explain the major details
What are minor details?
Before we watched the movie, we had to finish the novel.
What is a complex sentence?
A term that doesn't offend
What is "euphemism"?
Context clue that requires looking at the whole passage
What is general sense of the passage?
A series of, several disadvantages, three reasons
What are examples of list words?
Explains, clarifies, and develops the main idea
What are major details?
The woman washed and waxed her new car.
What is a simple sentence?