Strategies
What strategy do we use to write a short response?
R.A.D.D.
restate, answer, detail one, detail two
What is a synonym?
Two different words with similar meanings
What is a prefix?
letters that come before a word that change its' meaning
What does main idea mean?
what the story is mostly about
What does it mean to EXPLAIN?
teach me, tell me, or show me
What strategy do we use to summarize?
Somebody, wanted, but, so, then.
What is an antonym?
Two different words with OPPOSITE meanings
What is a suffix?
letters that come aftera word that change its' meaning
What is an inference?
Take what you already know with what you read and create a new thought
What does DESCRIBE mean?
tell me about it. Use details.
How do you answer a multiple choice question?
Read the question, think, cross off two, go back in the text, circle your answer
What is the synonym to rapid?
quick/fast
What does the suffix ed/d mean?
in the past
What does it mean to compare and contrast two things?
to tell how they are similar and different
What does support mean?
Back up your thinking. Use evidence
What are the steps to reciprocal reading?
Predict, question, clarify, summarize
What is a antonym to present (time)?
future/past
What does the prefix tri mean?
3
What does point of view mean?
1. A person's opinion
2. The way in which a story is told (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)
What does it mean to summarize?
to tell what a story is mostly about, in your own words, only telling the most important parts
What strategy do we use to figure out unfamiliar words?
IDEAS (inference, definition, example, antonym, synonym)
The boy ran swiftly, or quickly, through the hallway.
What is the synonyms in this sentence?
swiftly/quickly
what does the word unstoppable mean?
not able to be stopped
What is cause and effect?
What happens in a story and why it happens
What does ANALYZE mean?
break into parts, then tell about those parts