Main Idea & Supporting Details
Implied Main Ideas & Relationships I
Relationships II & Inferences
Purpose/Tone & Argument
Critical Reading & Active Reading
100
the main point the author is trying to make
What is the main idea?
100
ideas not clearly stated in one sentence, but suggested by supporting details
What are implied main ideas?
100
something authors use to show that a second idea is like the first one in some way
What are comparison words?
100
the 3 reasons for writing
What are inform, persuade, entertain?
100
information that can be proven true through objective evidence
What is a fact?
200
the general subject of a selection
What is a topic?
200
the two most common relationships
What are addition and time?
200
discovering the ideas in writing that are not stated directly
What is making inferences?
200
a word that means a statement applies to the point of an argument
What is relevant?
200
a detailed study system
What is PRWR?
300
reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other evidence that explain the main idea
What are supporting details?
300
the order in which events or processes happen
What is time order?
300
words that indicate an author will provide one or more example
What are illustration words?
300
recognizing the point and deciding if the support is relevant & adequate
What is critical reading?
300
readers who are involved in what they are reading?
What are active readers?
400
look for general vs. specific, use the topic, use key words
What are strategies that help you find the main idea?
400
two types of communication people use
What are verbal and communication?
400
showing that two things are alike
What is the comparison pattern?
400
how the author expresses his/her feeling or attitude
What is tone?
400
what PRWR stands for
What is preview, read, write, recite
500
the two steps in summarizing
What are select & condense?
500
words that help you find major and minor supporting details
What are list words & addition words?
500
comparison used by creative writers
What is a figure of speech?
500
a point that is stated and then persuasively and logically supported
What is a good argument?
500
bandwagon, testimonial, transfer, plain folks, name calling, and glittering generalities
What are types of propaganda?