Prefixes
Suffixes
Text Organization
Strategies
Elements of Literature
100
After
What is post-
100
Without
What is -less
100
Initial action followed by resulting action
What is cause and effect
100
Used to help write a constructed response
What is TAG It a 3!
100
This type of text often has subheadings, charts or diagrams
What is non-fiction
200
Wrong or bad
What is mis-
200
Associated with an action
What is -tion
200
Presents actions in the order they occur
What is sequence of events
200
Used to help break down a constructed response question
What is CUCC
200
The events of a story
What is plot
300
Below
What is sub-
300
State of being
What is -ness or -ship
300
Shows likenesses and differences of two or more things
What is compare and contrast
300
Help to remove answers that are obviously wrong from a multiple choice question
What is eliminating strategy
300
Who or what the story is about
What is character
400
Between
What is inter-
400
One who
What is -or
400
Depicts someone or something in detail
What is descriptive
400
Helps you determine the main idea
What is 2W
400
A conclusion you draw based on information given to you by the author and what you already know, but is not directly stated in the text
What is an inference
500
Outside of
What is extra-
500
Made of
What is -en
500
The author presents a complication and then a way to solve it
What is problem/solution
500
Helps you to determine where to find the answer to a multiple choice question
What is QAR (Question-Answer Relationship)
500
The author's message (often a life lesson)
What is theme
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