Fiction
It contains elements of the plot such as the beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Should only have key events including the problem and solution. You are to complete one for every fictional passage.
What is a plot line?
What to look for when reading nonfiction
What is the topic and what they teach me about the topic?
Similes and metaphors
The definition of a biography
What is a story about someone's life?
Strategy for vocabulary questions
What is sentence clues meaning?
The correct way to summarize a fictional text
What is Character/Problem/Solution?
These help you know what each section is about
What are subheadings?
Types of poems
What are lyrical, free verse, and narrative
Look for these things when reading a biography
What are Who, Known for, Obstacles, Impact
Strategy when asked why something happened or the result of something happening
What is cause and effect?
This strategy helps you determine how a character thinks or feels. It helps you make inferences about characters in a fictional story
Use this to summarize nonfiction
What is BME?
To see how the poet feels about a certain topic
Things that a person overcomes to be successful
What are obstacles?
Strategy for main idea or what the paragraph is mostly about
Details/Inference
Ask yourself this question when trying to find the theme, lesson, or main message of a story
How did the main character solve his/her problem?
OR
How does the story end and what did the main character learn?
This text feature is there to give you more information. Don't just identify it. Write what it shows.
What is a photograph?
These elements of poetry make a poem different from a story
What are line breaks, stanzas, and rhyming words
This is what the person has done to make a difference
What is impact?
Strategy when asked what sentence supports the idea that...
Look for these things when reading a fictional text
Key Events, Character traits, Problem, and Solution
This is what you do after reading your nonfiction text
What is topic and what I learned?
A poem that doesn't rhyme
What is free verse?
Makes an autobiography different from a biography
What is written by the person its about?
Strategy for dictionary questions
What is look at the sentence where the word is used and decide which definition fits the context of the sentence?