Reading Comprehension
The main idea of a text, often found in the introduction
What is Thesis Statement?
Elements that help guide readers through a text
What are Text Features?
Words or phrases that aren't literally true but add meaning
What is Figurative Language?
Relate text to personal experiences, other texts, or word knowledge
What is Making Connections?
Ideas that support the main idea
What are Supporting Details?
Finding similarities across sources
What is Identifying Commonalities?
The author's attitude or feeling expressed in the writing
What is Tone?
A character who undergoes significant change throughout the story
What is a Dynamic Character?
A contrast between expectation and reality
What is Irony?
Use hints and information in surrounding text -- like definitions, examples, synonyms, or contrasts - to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
What is Context Clue Analysis?
Firsthand evidence about a topic
What are Primary Sources.
Identifying contrasting viewpoints
What is Recognizing Differences?
The central message or insight about life in a story
What is Theme?
The structure an author uses to organize information
What is Organizational Pattern?
Hints or clues about future events
What is Foreshadowing?
Engage with text through questioning, predicting, and analyzing before, during, and after reading.
Evaluating the strength of an argument's reasoning.
What is Argument Analysis?
Analyzing different viewpoints on a topic
What is Comparing Perspectives?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View?
The way an author uses language to create meaning and style
What is Author's Craft?
The implied meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition
What is Connotation?
Use clues and evidence from the text to draw logical conclusions.
What is Inferencing?
Assessing the reliability and accuracy of information
What is Source Evaluation?
Combining insights from multiple sources
What is Synthesizing Information?
Create mental images of what they're reading by picturing the characters, settings, and events described in the text.
What is Visualization?
The involves understanding how authors present different viewpoints and how those viewpoints shape the meaning of a text
What is Perspective Analysis?