Reading Strategies
Scanning
Can you define the protagonist and antagonist when it comes to identifying characters?
Protagonist- main character and is the hero
Antagonist- against the main character/hero- the villain
What is the difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction?
Fiction- created from imagination
Non-fiction- based on true events and heavily fact based
A _________ is something that makes something else happen. It is the reason for the effect.
An _____ is the result of the cause. It happens because of the cause.
Cause and effect
Looking through a Google search list is an example of:
A) Skimming B) Scanning
Scanning
When and where a story takes place is known as the _______
Setting
Which of the following is a signal word or phrase that can point out a cause and effect relationship?
A) since B) and C) unless D) until
Since
Told by one of the characters, seen only through his/her eyes. They use words such as I, me, us. This is considered what point of view?
1st person
Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine.
True or False?
True
Can you give me an example of 3 literary elements?
Characters, Setting, Plot, Theme, Mood, Conflict, Tone
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
What type of context clue gives you the meaning of the unknown word in the same sentence or in one of the surrounding sentences?
A) Antonym B) Synonym C) Definition D) Example
D) Definition
Looking for the main ideas of the article
What is theme?
It is what the story teaches readers. It's the central idea or message of the story.
Can you give 2 examples of categories that fall under fiction and 2 under non-fiction?
Non-Fiction- Autobiography, Articles, Memoirs, Essays
___________ is concluding by reasoning from something known or assumed.
Inferencing
Can you list a scanning technique?
Looking for specific words, phrases, names, dates, or places.
There are 5 parts to a plot diagram- can you list them all?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
To comprehend what we were reading better we used a technique called SQ3R- do you remember what it stood for?
Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
All knowing: Author is telling the story and they use words such as them, they. This is considered what point of view?
3rd person/ omniscient