Key Terms Definitions
Key Terms Definitions
Key Terms Misc.
Key Terms Key Question
Key Terms Key Question
100
"subject"
What is topic?
100
"Reading process that includes prereading, during reading, and post reading"
What is active reading?
100
"Organizational modes that the authors use to express relationships between ideas"
What is patterns of organization?
100
Am I engaging in prereading, active reading, and postreading?
What is active reading?
100
What does the author want me to know about the topic?
What is main idea?
200
"Key Point"
What is main idea?
200
"The emotional quality of a text"
What is tone?
200
Who or what is the text about?
What is topic?
200
Where is the writer answering who, what, when, where, why, or how about the main idea?
What is MSD?
200
Why did the author write this text?
What is purpose?
300
"Key point that is not stated directly"
What is implied main idea?
300
"The reason a writer creates a text"
What is purpose?
300
"A text that tells a story"
What is narrative?
300
Is this text relaying a story?
What is narrative?
300
What is the emotional feel of the text?
What is tone?
400
"Supporting sentences that reinforce the main idea"
What is Major Supporting Details?
400
"Supporting sentences that reinforce the MSD"
What is minor supporting details?
400
What does this word suggest to the reader?
What is connotation?
400
Where is the writer answering who, what, when, where, why, or how about major supporting details?
What is minor supporting details?
400
What is the exact meaning of this word?
What is denotation?
500
"The direct meaning of a word (dictionary definition)"
What is denotation?
500
"The suggestive meaning of a word beyond its exact definition"
What is connotation?
500
What key point does the author want me to know about the topic but is not stating explicitly?
What is implied main idea?
500
!!! Daily Double!!! Is my purpose for reading this to entertain myself?
What is reading for recreation?
500
How is one idea related to the next idea?
What is patterns of organization?
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