Written to create a response of thought and feeling. It can rhyme or not. It can be narrative, lyrical, or free verse.
What is Poetry?
100
when you read a sentence and do not know what a word means, you can look at the words and phrases around it
What is a context clue?
100
an order in which things happen, plot=beginning, middle, and end
What is sequence or chronological order?
100
readers do this if they don't understand something, need clarification, and need information to support answers
What is reread?
100
when the narrator is outside the story telling about the people in the story (they, he, she)
What is 3rd person point of view?
200
Explains a topic, may use text features to support specific points, and supports specific points with evidence & reasons
What is informational or expository text?
200
words that are the same or similar to another word
What is a synonym?
200
explain how and why things happen, use signal words (because, so & as a result)
What is cause & effect?
200
to help readers understand their reading they do this before, during, and after reading
What is ask and answer questions?
200
use your knowledge of the basic part of a word to help you figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word
What is Greek/Latin roots?
300
Has characters and settings that COULD actually exist, includes dialogue, and a narrator.
What is realistic fiction?
300
added to the beginning of a word and it can change the words meaning
What is a prefix?
300
figure out how information in a text is similar or different
What is compare & contrast?
300
readers should use text details to help them think about what MIGHT happen next in the text
What is make predictions?
300
words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, sound the same but spelled differently, be sure to use sentence clues to find the correct meaning!
What is homograph, homophones, homonyms?
400
a true story about someone's life that may or may not be living, written in 3rd person
What is biography?
400
a comparison of two unlike things NOT using 'like' or 'as'
What is a metaphor?
400
the writer wants you to know about a topic and then helps you by giving you other information that supports that topic.
What is main idea/details?
400
use a pencil and post it note or other paper to jot down important points to remember
What is take notes?
400
the big message, or lesson in the story-use the characters words and actions to help you figure this out
What is theme?
500
has larger than life characters, a hero, hyperbole, and things that can't happen in real life
What is a tall tale?
500
traditional sayings that are often repeated, use surrounding words to help you understand the meaning
What is an adage or a proverb?
500
sometimes the author will organize text and present an idea in which something is having trouble, needs help, and will offer ideas
What is problem/solution
500
tell important events or details in your own words, try to do this after each important section or page using the 5 Ws to help you recall important information
What is summarize?
500
an expression that cannot be defined by the words in it- ex: "grin and bear it" "a bolt from the blue" "like there was no tomorrow"