SNAP
What is SNAP?
A reading strategy we use in 6th grade.
What is another word for "theme"?
Lesson, life lesson, author's message
What a text is mostly about
What is Main Idea/?Controlling Idea?
What does "convey" mean (The author conveyed to the reader that . . .)
to show
Name one strategy that is beneficial to use when reading paired passage questions
T-Chart, or "check" "x" strategy, treat each passage separately before doing the paired questions
What does the "S" stand for in SNAP?
Scan the questions
What is a character trait?
What is one thing to remember if you have a "picture" or "photo" question on the STAAR test?
Choose an answers based ONLY on what you can tell from the picture - nowhere else.
What does "emphasize" mean (The author wrote the story to emphasized that the character . . .)
The show the importance of something, make something stand out.
Name one strategy that is beneficial to use when reading summary answer choices.
What does the "N" stand for in SNAP?
Jot notes on the side
What are three things we usually learn at the beginning of a fiction story?
Character, setting, and problem
What is a supporting detail?
Facts or examples that help support the main or controlling idea.
What does "organizes" mean (The author organizes sections 1-2 in order to . . .)
The order or way an author chooses to write.
Go back and read the word in context (in the passage) and look for clues.
What does the "A" stand for in SNAP?
Answer the questions
True or false: the turning point occurs toward the beginning of a story
False
The first paragraph of a nonfiction passage is usually _________________?
The introduction or "intro" (tells us what the passage will be about)
What does "unique" mean?
One of a kind
What is one thing to be on the lookout for when you read a poem (because a poem sometimes means something different than it seems)?
Figurative language
What does the "P" stand for in SNAP?
Prove your answers
What one thing "drives" a fiction story (keeps it moving along)?
The problem (conflict)
If there are no subtitles in an nonfiction passage, what is a good strategy to use?
Read the first sentence of each paragraph (it may give you the main idea of that paragraph)
What does "sympathize" mean?
To express feelings of sadness for someone or something
What is one thing you should pay special attention to when reading a play?
Several things: stage directions, character list at the beginning, how a play is very similar to a fiction story but with character LINES (speaking parts) INSTEAD of dialogue in "quotation marks."