Prefixes
Purpose
Fingers
Nonfiction
Bases
100
The definition of co, con.
What is together?
100
The purpose of this finger to to chunk and chew bite-size pieces of text.
What is summarize?
100
When using this finger you must look at the title again, read margin summaries, review the author's purpose, and write it in your own words.
What is Main Idea?
100
Define THIEVES.
What is title, headings, introduction, every 1st sentence, visuals and vocabulary, end of text questions, and summary?
100
To throw.
What is ject?
200
The definition of di, dis, dif.
What is apart, not, in different directions.
200
When reading becomes difficult, you need to try these.
What is Fix-Up Strategies?
200
This finger helps you decide if the author is trying to persuade, inform or entertain you.
What is author's purpose?
200
These should be 2 to 5 words long.
What are summaries?
200
To weigh, to hang, to pay.
What is pend, pens?
300
This prefix means across or change.
What is trans, tra?
300
When you ________you steal as much information as you can.
What is preview?
300
You become a thief when applying this finger.
What is preview?
300
When your mind wanders it is a good idea to use one of these.
What is Fix-Up Startegies?
300
Graduation is often referred to as walking. The base used is _______
What is grad (or gress)?
400
If a word has this prefix is means something happened after.
What is post?
400
The purpose of this finger is to help you figure out the most important idea in the passage.
What is main idea?
400
When applying this finger you have 15 things that you can do before you ask for help.
What is Fix-Up Strategies?
400
______ and _______ must match your main idea.
What are summaries and visuals?
400
This base has the meaning to turn or change.
What is vers or vert?
500
If a word has this prefix the word has a meaning that is related to below, under, up from under.
What is sub?
500
When you identify the specific reason why the author is writing, you define the _________.
What is author's purpose?
500
When applying this finger you must read each part of the text, mark important words, think about the main idea of that part, and write a mini _______.
What is summarize?
500
When reading nonfiction the author's purpose is to always entertain. True or false.
What is false?
500
This base mean to push or drive.
What is pel?