A Boy Called Bat
Word Study
Reading Lessons
100

Characters, setting, plot, theme, and a challenge/ problem are what?

Story Elements

100

The word part that means "most"

"-est"

100

A word or words that describe a character.

Traits

200

Who is the main character?

Bat

200

What is the "-ist" "-er" "-or"

The word part that means a person who.

200

When you use the clues to guess what might happen next.

Making an Inference

300

What is the orientation?

Introduces readers to the main character and setting

300

A word part that means wrongly or badly.

"mis-"

300

Stop and ask questions, double-entry journal, character map.

Thinking Tools

400

A message or lesson that the author tries to teach.

Theme

400

"dis-" "non-" "un-" 

"Not" family

400

Readers readd and study a text or part of a text

Close Reading

500

Orientation, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution are all part of this.

A Story Arc/Rollercoaster

500

Look for the word-part
Divide the word into syllables
Say the whole word
Think about if you know the meaning

Word-Analysis Process

500

What pushes someone to do something or accomplish something?

Motivation