Do Now Questions
Reading Strategies/Comprehension Focus
Workshop 4: Recalling the facts
Vocabulary
Computer Zones
100
This  part of speech describes nouns.
What is an adjective?
100
When someone restates the topic and important details of an article they are doing this.
What is summarizing?
100
This event occurred in 1861 and lasted four years.
What is the "Civil War"?
100
To move toward someone or something
What is the definition of "Approach"?
100

There are anywhere from 4-6 zones in this part of the Computer Software.


What are the "Learning Zones"?
200
This is the comparative of "good".
What is the word "better"?
200
When you explain the most important and overall idea in a text, you are stating this.
What is the main idea?
200
The definition of this word is : to get back at someone because he/she has offended you.
What is "Conflict"?
200
This word means something important or significant.
What is the definition of "Memorable"?
200
In this segment the first thing you do is view a video.
What is the "Reading Zone"?
300
This is located at the beginning of a word (Example : Anti-)
What is a prefix?
300
Using "if-then" statements is used in this text structure. 
What is Cause and Effect?
300
This document was created in 1863 and signed by President Lincoln to free slaves.
What is the "Emancipation Proclamation"?
300
To try to do something that is difficult or challenging.
What is the definition for the word "Attempt?"
300
This is the first thing  you do in the Word Zone.
What is "take a test"?
400
This is an example of what figurative language?

(The picture crashed to the floor with a boom.)

What is the term Onomatopeia?
400
This is what someone has when they are able to read quickly and clearly aloud. Having this ability can help a reader when they need to read silently
What is reading fluency?
400
This person assassinated President Lincoln.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
400
A ruler who uses power in a cruel and unfair way.
What is the definition for the word "Tyrant"?
400
In this zone students are required to record themselves reading a passage.
What is the "Reading Zone"?
500
This type of sentence must have a comma and conjunction or a semi-colon. (, and  or ; )
What is a Complex Sentence?
500
This reading strategy involves using clues to understand the author's meaning which is not directly stated. 
What is making inferences ?
500
This person tried to stop Lincoln's assassin by grabbing his coat tail.
Who is "Major Henry Rathbone"?
500

This act with a flag is a sign of showing respect when someone important has died. 

What is the term "at half-mast"?

500
This zone includes  Spelling  Assessments,  Speed Challenges, Clinics, and  Proofreading. 
What is the "Fluency Zone"?