This is a strategy to guide comprehension, and is demonstrated when one reads a novel or article, and the reader is reminded of a different book and/or article that he/she has read before
What is making a text to text connection
100
This is what known fiction is based on.
What is the true
100
This is that you need to have on every page of your writer's notebook when you write an entry.
What is the date
100
These are grapes that grew wild in Mississippi.
What is Scuppernong
100
This is a tool Ms. Durante and Mrs. Guild hope that you will use to generate writing ideas
What is your writer's notebook
200
This is when the author doesn't state exactly what happens, and expects the reader to "read between the lines"
What is inferring
200
This is what what we find in a non-fiction text that guides us to the page where a certain topic can be found
What is an index
200
This is a category in your writers notebook that you added after you secretively listened to someone else's conversation
What is "snatches of talk"
200
This is what you can use to preview what will be happening in our class
What is Ms. Durante's website
200
This is a tool that one can use to assure that they do not use the same word over and over again.
What is a thesaurus
300
You are this kind of reader when you use strategies to engage in the reading process
What is an active reader
300
This is an element of non-fiction that is not an example of text.
What is a photograph
300
This is what you made in your notebook that portrays special objects and/or places, AND....
These special places are identified with this.
What is a treasure map with "X" marks on it.
300
This is always capitalized, and is a person, place or thing
What is a proper noun
300
This is a tool that one uses in order to assure that he/she spells words accurately
What is a spell check devise or a dictionary
400
This is when the reader creates a mental image of the text and/or "a movie" in his/her head of what is being read
What is visualizing.
400
This is what readers do in order to determine importance in non-fiction. (Activity completed in class)
What is filter out what is interesting from what is important
400
This is a section of your notebook that identifies the ups and downs that you have encountered, AND....
This could be an example of what is found in this section.
What is the Highs and Lows chart, and an example of this would be anything of importance in ones life.
400
This is a nonfiction article that we read in class. Hint:A woman by the name of Julie discusses her favorite subject.
What is "Reader of Rocks"
400
This is a tool used to certain make text stand out in order to remember important information
What is a highlighter
500
These are 5 of the 7 strategies used to be an active reader
What is Visualizing, determining importance, synthesizing, inferring, questioning, making connections, and monitoring comprehension
500
This is the purpose of nonfiction reading
What is to learn something
500
This is what was used in order to successfully write observations while walking through the halls of McGee.
What is four of your five senses
500
This is necessary in order to earn full credit when writing a connection.
What is text evidence
500
This is why one uses various tools in reading and writing
What is to improve your writing and reading skills