A type of text you are reading. Categories can include realistic fiction, poetry, science fiction, informational, etc.
What is genre?
This structure explains events or steps in an order to tell how something is done or how something happens. Uses words such as first, second, last, then, etc.
What is sequential order or sequence of events?
A person, animal, or figure in a story that encounters a problem and solution.
What is a character?
Good readers identify this in a text that explains what the text is mostly about, or the author's most important point.
What is identifying the main idea?
This looks like a sentence in a poem.
What is a line?
The 'proof' in a text that supports the author's points.
What is evidence?
This structure explains how something happened and what happened. It uses words such as since, because, therefore, if, then, etc.
What is cause and effect?
The elements of a story that describes the beginning, middle, and end (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
What is plot?
Good readers use these clues to use in order to determine what an unknown word means.
What are context clues?
This looks like a paragraph in a poem.
What is a stanza?
To locate or find information or details in a text.
What is identify?
This structure explains how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different. It uses words/phrases such as similar, alike, on the other hand, the difference, etc.)
What is compare and contrast?
The hidden message or lesson in a story; often has to be inferred.
What is theme?
Good readers use this strategy to explain only the important points of the text, or to give the short version of a text (example: somebody-wanted-but-so-then, 5 W's).
What is summarizing?
This type of language compares 2 or more things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
To tell, show, or explain something.
What is describe?
This structure tells about something that is wrong, and then gives the answer(s) to solve it. It uses phrases such as the question is, an answer could be, to solve this, etc.
What is problem and solution?
The highest or turning point of the story where the solution begins to take place.
What is the climax?
Good readers use this strategy of making a movie or forming pictures in their head as they read.
What is visualizing?
This type of language compares 2 or more things WITHOUT using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
To break apart text in order to look at it more closely.
What is analyze?
This text structure describes a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its features or examples.
What is descriptive?
The struggle or main problem between the main character and something else in a story (character v/s character, character v/s nature, character v/s themself, etc.)
What is conflict?
Good readers use this strategy of making a prediction or correct guess using what the text says and what you already know (prior knowledge)?
What is inferring or making inferences?
The definition that best matches the underlined mutliple-meaning word is:
A. to telephone someone; B. to speak loudly or shout; C. to visit someone; D. to give someone a name
What is B. - to speak loudly or shout