Paraphrase words
Define a synonym.
words that have the same meaning
a small group of words
Define sentence.
Group of words with subject, verb, period and makes sense.
Define paragraph.
a group of sentenc3s indented at the beginning
Define topic
one or two words telling what a paragraph is about
A reader remembers what is read and understands it.
List three characteristics of a good paraphrase
correct, own words, makes sense
What question do I ask to find the topic?
What is this text about?
Define summarize
group details
Define main idea
a general statement that summarizes all of the information in the paragraph
What does reading comprehension measure?
Whether you understand what you read.
Order the paraphrasing of phrases steps
put the phrase in a sentence,
think of synonyms to insert into the sentence,
check to make sure the sentence makes sense
What is a good reader?
A good reader finds and knows the meaning of important information.
What are the three main parts of a paragraph?
topic, main idea, details
What sequence of steps I need to take to find details in a paragraph?
Read the topic and main idea.
Define the topic and main idea.
Think of details related to the main idea.
Write each detail in a box.
Check whether each detail relates to the main idea.
What is a rationale for learning to paraphrase?
Good readers understand and remember what they read by putting into their own words.
What is the rationale for paraphrasing?
Good readers break a sentence into parts and put the phrases in their own words.
Good readers paraphrase key sentences in a paragraph to understand what they read.
What is the rationale for paraphrasing paragraphs?
A good reader translates the topic, main idea, and details into their own words.
What is the rationale for identifying details in paragraphs?
A good reader paraphrases the most important information in a paragraph.
What question do I ask to find the main idea?
What statement can I use to summarize these details?
What question do I ask to find details?
What are related pieces of information?
How do you create a topic?
Read the main idea
Ask what words tell what the details are about
Think of topic words
How do you create a main idea?
Read details
Ask how to group the details
Name the group of details
What question do you ask tor details in a paragraph?
What is a piece of information realted to the main idea.