Definitions
Vocabulary
Steps
Closed Syllable Patterns/Context Clues
Reading Strategies
100

What does it mean to "summarize" something?

To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.

100

What does the word appalled mean?

What is shocked?

100
You must first...
Read the text!
100

How many syllables are in the word-gossiping?

What is 3?

100
What is predicting?
To think about a text before you read it.
200
What is a "main idea"?
What the story is mostly about.
200

What does sinking feeling mean?

What is to feel sad or unhappy?

200
The final step is to...
Summarize the text!
200

How many syllables in the word hatchet?

What is two?

200
What are text features? Give an example.
Pictures, captions, titles, etc.
300

What is meant by relevant details"?

Relevant details support the main idea of the story and pushes the story forward.

300

Define contemptuously?

What is scornful?

300
After you have written your summary, what should you make sure you have included?
The beginning/middle/end (sequence), the problem/solution, the name of the text and the main character(s) in it.
300

How many syllables are in the word astonish?

What is 3?

300
What does it mean to make a connection?
To connect what you're reading to something in your life, the world, or another text.
400
What's the difference between "retelling" and "summarizing" a story?
A retelling is when you describe the story in complete detail from start to finish. A summary includes only the details that support the main idea.
400

What is overrated?

What is given too much favor?

400
The second step is...
you must re-read and take notes or underline the important parts.
400

As Peter was crying, a "shudder passed through him."

What does shudder mean?

What is shake when you are upset?

400
What is visualization?
To make a mental movie of what you're reading.
500
When you write a summary, it must be written in the correct sequence of events. What does sequence mean?
Sequence means the order in which an event takes place.
500

What does sage mean?

What is wise?

500

When you are taking notes, it is important to only include important details. These are known as...

What are relevant details-Meat and potatoes ,not snacks.

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500

What is the meaning of the word havoc in the sentence? Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in Louisiana.

What is disaster?

500
What is an evaluation?
Making a judgement or informed opinion of a text you have read.
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