A quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job.
Credential
Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea.
What is Topic Sentence/Claim
We mark these with a checkmark during the First Read
What are unknown words
It is not a word or phrase but a complete sentence
What is the Main Idea
The three parts we need to find when we TAG it
Title
Author
Genre
de-
dis-
opposite, against
Explains relationship between claim and evidence as well as the importance and implications of the evidence.
What is Analysis
One of the three actions taken during Pre-Reading
Circle the Title
Write a question next to the titiel
Number the paragraphs
What the text is mostly about
What is the Main Idea
In the article "_____" (YEAR), AUTHOR (VERB) that MAIN IDEA.
What is the topic sentence
to cause someone to feel ashamed; to cause someone or something to lose
or become unworthy of respect or approval.
disgrace
Your specific facts or specific evidence used to support why your claim is true.
What is Evidence
Word that relate to the Major Claim are usually ____ throughout the text.
Repeated
This will usually tell you exactly what the topic of the passage will be, which is the first step to figuring out the main idea.
What is the Title
This verb is used when the author is giving information
What is "explains"
not thinking about things in a reasonable or sensible way
illogical
A direct statement that explains the topic of the essay, what you believe or think, and why you believe or think it
What is a Thesis claim
The last step of the Second Read
What is Underline Evidence
This type of text does not have one single Main Idea but rather presents an overview of multiple claims
Informational text
First, the author . . .
Then, the author . . .
Next, the author . . .
After that, the author . . .
Finally, the author . . .
What are transitions
im-
in-
il-
not
Re-reading THIS after constructing a working thesis/claim can help you fix an argument that misses the focus of the question
What is the question or prompt
The reason that we write questions in the margin during the Third Read
Respond to the text
Share your reaction to the text
Engage with the text
The text, "According to American Family Insurance, 15,000 families have used the DriveCam in 19 states
since it launched in 2007. The company has recorded 65 percent to 70 percent reductions in
distractions, tailgating, poor scanning, intentionally unsafe driving and speeding" is an example of this.
Data
Evidence
The words needed to have a meaningful understanding of what the text is about.
What are Essential Words