Story Time
Read, Read, Read
Elements
Stories and More
Reading Elements
100
The people or animals in the story
What is Characters
100
Where the story takes place
What is Setting
100
How things are the same
What is Compare
100
How things are different
What is Contrast
100
A statement that can be proven to be true
What is Fact
200
A statement that is someone's viewpoint but can not be proven-words like "I believe", "I think", and "probably" are used
What is Opinion
200
To make a smart guess on what will happen using text and illustrations
What is Predict
200
Create a pictures in your mind as your are reading
What is Visualize
200
The most important idea about the topic
What is Main Idea
200
Facts and information that help support the main idea
What is Supporting Details
300
Why did the events occur in the story
What is Cause
300
Things that cannot happen in real life
What is Fantasy
300
Things that can happen in real life
What is Reality
300
The reason the author writes the story. Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
What is Author's Purpose
300
Take information from the text and figuring ot what will happen or characters will do
What is Draw Conclusions
400
To know how to find, organize, and retell important facts or story elements from the text
What is Summarize
400
Events happen in order in the story. Words like first, next, or last are used.
What is Sequence of Events
400
Clues in the story and things you already know. Can tell you what may happen next
What is Inferences
400
What is worng in the story
What is Problem
400
The way the problem was solved
What is Solution
500
Text to Self, Text to Text, and Text to World
What is Making Connections
500
You do this while you are reading to help you understand the text or clarify meeting
What is Questioning
500
Use what I already know to help me understand something new
What is Prior knowledge
500
Text to Self, Text to Text, and Text to World
What is Making Connections