Reading Comprehension Strategies
To make images in your head while reading
Visualizing
When and where the story takes place
Setting
When you compare 2 things using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
To write about what you think is true
Opinion
Fill in the blank:
I saw ______ elephant walking by the river.
The answer is not "the"
An
The three types of connections
Text to self, text to world, text to text
The character that the story is about is called the...
Protagonist
A poem that celebrates or praises something
Ode
A text that is written about a person's life and it is written by that same person.
Autobiography
The boy _____ his food yesterday.
Ate...any other verbs?
Predict
Name 1 type of conflict
Character vs:
themself
character
nature
fate
society
A word that rhymes with rabbit
Let's hear your answers!
What is a fiction text?
Fix this sentence:
max and his friend is going to walmart on monday?
Max and his friend are going to Walmart on Monday.
When you try to figure out what a character is thinking or feeling, even if the author doesn't tell you.
Infer
What is this point of view?: "I walked towards the house, hoping that I wouldn't hear the scary noises I had heard last night."
First person
What is one literary device that is used in this sentence?:
And the rain went pitter-patter, pitter-patter, pitter-patter, pitter-patter
Repetition, alliteration, onomateopeia
This is the page where it has important words and their definitions
Glossary
What kind of noun is this?: Friendship
You do this after you have read a text. You retell the story but only use the main ideas.
Summarize
What is the mood in a story?
The reader's feeling
What is a hyperbole?
To exaggerate or to say something that is not true but make it sound very big.
What is this page?
Introduction page 1
History page 3
Culture page 5
Themes page 7
Table of contents
Which word is wrong here?
They're going to the store to by two gifts for their friends. One is a book, and the other is a toy. The store is right there by the park, too, so they plan to stop by for a quick walk. It's a busy day, but they're excited to spend time together!
They're going to the store to by two gifts for their friends. One is a book, and the other is a toy. The store is right there by the park, too, so they plan to stop by for a quick walk. It's a busy day, but they're excited to spend time together!