Definitions
What is nonfiction?
Text about REAL people, places, events, ideas and experiences.
PRE means...
Answering the BASIC 3 questions help you get the __________ of the text.
GIST
#CUBBA occurs during WHICH STEP of the AVID critical reading strategy?
Step 3
TRUE or FALSE: Philosophical chairs is JUST LIKE a debate. There are right and wrong answers.
FALSE
Nonfiction that: presents facts, discusses ideas and/or explains a process is known as....
Informational Nonfiction
What is STEP 1 in the AVID Critical Reading process?
Previewing the text
The FIRST question of the Basic 3 for nonfiction is....
WHO/WHAT is the topic of the text (SUBJECT/TOPIC)
During #CUBBA when do you number the paragraphs?
BEFORE you read the text for the second time.
TRUE or FALSE: The Central, Controlling or Main Idea are three DIFFERENT things.
FALSE
Good readers think about what they already know and understand about a topic in order to make meaningful connections with the reading.
This is known as....
Activating Your Prior Knowledge
What is STEP 2 in the AVID Critical Reading Process?
FIRST READ & Answer the BASIC 3
The SECOND question of the Basic 3 for nonfiction is....
Where/When is this happening? (CONTEXT)
The C in #CUBBA stands for?
Circle any KEY TERMS or PHRASES related to the topic.
R.A.C.E. is a strategy used for what purpose in English class?
Short answer responses
What is Context?
Detailed information that helps the reader understand where and when a topic is taking place.
What is STEP 3 in the AVID Critical Reading Process?
SECOND READ & complete #CUBBA
The THIRD question of the Basic 3 for nonfiction is....
What are the main ideas this text teaches about the topic? (Central, Controlling or Main idea)
The 2nd B in #CUBBA stands for....
Bracket evidence that supports the MAIN IDEA.
When answering an SBA style question that asks you for the "BEST CHOICE" that is code for what?
The most SPECIFIC answer/choice!
What is a TEXT FEATURE?
parts of a nonfiction text that make it possible for students to gather information about a specific topic BEFORE even reading the text as a whole.
We use the AVID Critical Reading strategy to help us PROCESS nonfiction texts.
What does PROCESS mean?
1. How we break down and understand the information.
2. How we organize it in a way that we can remember and use it later.
In order to answer the THIRD question of the Basic 3, you need to pay attention to an article's....
SUBHEADINGS - they help you determine the main ideas.
What does it mean to ANNOTATE?
To write directly on the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of the text.
What is a MEDIUM in nonfiction?
The form that an author chooses to present information to an audience.