Play Features
This feature is used to describe what the character is doing:
stage direction
(pulling bread from the oven)
Divide this word into syllables: COMET
com*et
Name at least one synonym for the word RICH
wealthy
affluent
well to do
prosperous
loaded
This reading strategy is used if you are telling about what you read:
Summary
This wraps the book up in order to preserve it for long term use and also serves to tell the reader about the book:
Cover
This feature tells the reader where the characters are:
Setting
Divide this word into syllables: worried
wor*ried
Name at least one synonym for the word HAPPY
content, cheerful, cheery, merry, jolly, delighted...
This reading strategy is when you can relate to part of the story:
Connection
This feature helps to identify different chapters and is useful if you need to turn to a specific section of a book
Table of Contents
This feature is the name for the words that the characters are speaking aloud:
dialogue
Divide this word into syllables: elated
e*lat*ed
Name at least one synonym for the word SILENT
still, hushed, tranquil, quiet, soundless, peaceful, tranquil...
This reading strategy is when you are seeing something that is deeper than the actual words on the page:
Under The Surface
This book gives you synonyms and antonyms for nearly any word you need
Thesaurus
This feature is the name for the folks who are in the play:
Divide this word into syllables: notorious
no*to*ri*ous
Name at least one synonym for the word BROKEN
smashed, shattered, burst, splintered, crushed, snapped, torn, ruptured, severed...
This reading strategy is when you give your own thoughts on what is happening:
Opinion
What author name did he use for his published books?
Dr. Suess
scene
Divide this word into syllables: unrelatable
un*re*lat*a*ble
Name at least one synonym for the word WORRIED
anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, uneasy...
This reading strategy is when you can "see" what is happening, like a movie or pictures:
Visualizing
This page tells what year the book was copyrighted, how the Library of Congress catalogues the book and what genre the book is
Front Matter page or CIP (cataloguing in publication)