Hmm...I don't know this word. Maybe I should use this close reading strategy.
Circle the word
The word Skate has a ____ vowel sound
Long Vowel
"I am fourteen
and my skin has betrayed me
the boy I cannot live without
still sucks his thumb
in secret"
Hanging Fire
This skill helps you understand the reading by circling, questioning and making comments through the text.
Close Reading
What is black, white and read all over?
Newspaper
Ah! Here's something that looks very important, I should give it a _____________.
Star
What is this an example of?
Sequence of Events
"But basketball is not my game. I have no game. I’m an artist, like Raul. The difference is, I don’t tell anybody. I refuse to give them new reasons to laugh at me. The Jolly Green Giant jokes are bad enough."
Bronx Masquerade
Maybe I can use background information and text form one of these
Inference
What has hands but doesn't clap?
A clock
Use this when responding to a question when it asks to CITE evidence and provide an explaination
No need to sob. This type of vowel sound you can also hear when seeing the word cry.
"I knew I'd be starting all over again. I'd be walking into some strange house like a new jack, with a fresh cut on my face and a lot to prove. For another sixteen days, until I went back to court, I'd have to buckle down and keep it real."
Riker's High
Cool! I got the right answer. Wait the teacher is asking me to find this to help support my answer?!
A Piano
This text feature helps us find more information in a box
Sidebar
I'm not telling my friend anything! If not, they will spill the beans!
Idiom
"Going out into the world can involve risks, but the adolescent brain is wired for that. Giedd points out that 'high risk equals high reward at times.' And, compared to children or adults, teens are much more sensitive to rewards."
The Debt We Owe The Adolescent Brain
Exposition
Rising Action
CLIMAX
Falling Action
Resolution
This is how you find me :)
Plot
I have no legs but I run. What am I?
Water/River
Not quite the title of the passage but it does help keep it organize
subtitles
It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was howling and trees swayed in the wind. It certainly was a scary Halloween night!
This quote cane be used to describe what?
Mood/Tone
An Unlikely Friendship
Sting Like a Bee"
This quote from Mohammad Ali is an example of what?
Simile
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Shadow