Reading Strategies
Use this strategy to steal information from a text before reading it to gain information. This helps to give you clues about what the text will be about
THIEVES
The problem or obstacle a character faces (Man v. Man, Man v. Self, Man v. Society, Man v. Nature)
conflict
Use this strategy to structure and organize your paragraphs
IDI
The reason authors choose to write about a topic. It can be to persuade, inform or entertain.
Author's purpose
The point that the author wants you to remember most.
The most important thoughts of a paragraph or larger section of the text. These ideas determine what the text is mostly about.
Central Idea/Main Idea
Information or details that surround a word or phrase and provide indirect or direct clues about its meaning.
context clues
How the storyline or action of a story is organized. Hint: It is organized into 5 parts.
Plot-line structure
States your opinion or view about the topic. It is the last sentence of your introduction.
Thesis statement, or claim
The way in which authors organize their ideas. The 5 main types are compare/contrast, sequence, description, problem/solution, and cause and effect.
Text Structure
The terms associated with opinion based writing versus factual based writing.
Subjective vs. Objective
Drawing or coming up with a logical conclusion based on clues or text details. (ex. A child tries a new fruit and makes a disgusted face. His mother can figure out that he does not like the taste of the fruit).
Inferencing
The overall atmosphere or feeling of a story
Mood
The use of descriptive language to paint a picture or image for the reader.
Sensory details
The attitude, feeling or belief the author is writing from; the perspective through which they view a topic.
Author's Point of View (POV)
An argument or reasons that opposes another person’s point of view.
Counter-argument or opposing viewpoint
Use this strategy to annotate/summarize what you read for each paragraph or section.
Road-Mapping
A subject or issue being discussed; an overall message.
Theme
Use this method to identify each part of a question and to help you organize your essay
ABC's
The quality of being believable or worthy of trust
credibility
An argument that shuts down or invalidates a counter-argument.
Rebuttal
The habit of questioning, making connections, annotating, inferencing, visualizing, evaluating and synthesizing information as you read.
Active Reading
The techniques authors use to achieve a particular effect.
Examples: symbolism, metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, flashback, foreshadowing, exaggeration, analogy, irony.
literary devices
Four different writing styles that authors employ to get their message across. Hint: Identify the four types!
Descriptive, expository, persuasive and narrative
The last page of an essay or research paper that's been written in MLA or APA style. It lists all the sources you've used in your project or essay, so readers can easily find what you've cited.
Bibliography, Reference or works cited page
A warning or indication of a future event to happen in a book.
Foreshadowing