Definitions
RACE
Context Clues
Reading Strategies
SWBST
100
What does it mean to "summarize" something?
To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.
100
What does the "R" in RACE mean?
Restate the question.
100
The words "first", "then", "next", and "finally" tell you.....
the order in which the story takes place (sequence).
100
What is predicting?
To think about a text before you read it.
100

What does each of the letters stand for in the SWBST Strategy? 

S= Somebody 

W= Wanted 

B= But 

S= So 

T= Then 

200
What is a "main idea"?
What the story is mostly about. The important details.
200
What does the "A" in RACE mean?
Answer using details from the story.
200
"Most importantly" tells you that...
The rest of the sentence contains an important detail to the story. This is something you will want to underline or record in your notes!
200
What are text features? Give an example.
Pictures, captions, titles, etc.
200

"Who is the main character?"

What part of the SWBST chart does this question help you answer? 

Somebody 

300
What is meant by "important details"?
Important details support the main idea of the story.
300

What do you do when you are asked to restate the question in the answer?

Use the words from the question to respond.

300
"For example" tells you that...
The author is about to give you an explanation of what a word or phrase means.
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.
300

How are the plot of a story and a summary similar? 

The plot of a story and a summary are kind of the same. In a plot, you follow the sequence of events in the story and a summary highlights the big parts. 

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 does the "C" in RACE mean?
Cite examples from the story.
400
The main idea can often be found...
In the first or last sentence of a text, through words repeatedly used
400
What is visualization?
To make a mental movie of what you're reading. To picture the story in your mind.
400

The problem is what part of SWBST? 

But 

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 the "E" in RACE mean?
Extend your answer. Make a connection.
500

What is the difference between a Synonym and Antonym?

A Synonym is a word that is similar, and antonym is a word that is the opposite.

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

What does the "T" in SWBST stand for? What does this mean in the story?

T=Then

Then is the End of the story, how the conflict was resolved.

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