SPREE
What is spree used for in reading?
What does the word locate mean in a question?
"Locate the stanza where he knew that he was smart"
to discover the place or position
How do you know a selection is fiction?
It has characters, setting, dialogue, events, theme, conflict, and resolution.
It has text features, facts, teaches you something, and gives information.
How do you know a selection is poetry?
It has lines, stanzas, figurative language, imagery, rhyme scheme (sometimes), sensory language, point of view
What is the first step in SPREE?
Scan the passage and label.
What does emphasize mean?
"Which words emphasize the theme of the story?"
to give special attention to or place importance on something
Why is setting important to the plot of the story?
(answers may vary)
What is the purpose of a caption?
To explain the photograph
What is a type of figurative language in poetry and explain?
Similes, onomatoepia, metaphor, alliteration, idiom
What does the P stand for in SPREE?
Preview the questions and circle key words.
What does determine mean?
"Determine the sequence of events in the story"
to learn or find out by getting information
How do you know a word is important?
What is the purpose of a subheading?
To highlight the contents of the section
Why would a poet space out words in a pattern?
To emphasize or visualize movement
What does the R stand for in SPREE?
Read the passage one time and annotate by writing next to each paragraph or stanzas
"The author wrote this selection mostly to give information?"
a piece of literature that you or someone else has chosen for you to read
What is the main message of a selection called?
Theme
What is the purpose of a diagram?
To show the parts or label a picture to give more information.
What is the difference between a poet and a speaker?
Poet is who writes the poem.
Speaker is who is saying the words in the poem.
Explain what to do when you get to the 'E' on SPREE?
(answers may vary)
What does conclude mean?
"I can conclude that the character is mad when the story says she stomped out of the room."
to take information from the text and come to a new understanding
How can imagery help you understand a character?
Helps me know how they feel, what they are doing, what they are observing or to understand the setting.
What is the purpose of boxed information?
To give the reader more facts or steps or FAQ's...etc
Analyze this question:
What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection?
Author's purpose