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The article, book or story that the reader is reading
text
To write or tell about specific topic
describe
truthful information. It is information that cannot be agreed or disagreed on.
fact
Predicting means to make a guess about what is going to happen next or in the future based on what we think or experience.
prediction
The main point or focus of a text or story.
main idea
The Important points in a text OR What the text is mostly about
main idea
The people or things in a text or story that the text or story is about.
character
Writing the main points of a text in your own words to give a short description
summarize
what you think about something or someone.
opinion
what the story teaches readers.
theme
To describe or list the name of something
label
Show or explain what something or someone is
identify
A conversation between two or more people.
dialogue
Rewriting what you have read into your own words.
paraphrasing
The structure of the story
plot
To place information into a table
tabulate
Something that you are working towards to reach similar to a goal
objective
When we quote the words that someone else said with quotation marks.
Example: Harry Potter: ‘My scar hurts.’
quotation
a guess about something that could happen or is happening now.
Inferences are based on facts or information from the text.
inference
creating an image in your mind of the words that you read.
Visualization
Discussing the difference between two aspects to make it clear how they are different
Distinguish
The order in which events take place
sequence
To create or produce something by careful thought.
Example: When I read the text I can formulate an opinion about this topic.
formulate
how we, the reader, identify with a text.
It reminds us of something, either about ourselves, another text, or the world around us.
connection
Critically analyse
To thoroughly evaluate a text and form an opinion based on the work.