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Vocabulary Strategies
Reading Comprehension and Word Study
Genre
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What is an essential question?
question that requires deeper thought, cannot be answered yes or no
100
True or false: If you disagree with what someone is saying, you should interrupt them.
false
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What are the steps to follow in our vocabulary routine? (Hint: 3 steps)
Define, Example, Ask
100
Describe what the theme of a fictional text is.
Theme is the overall idea, lesson, moral, or message.
100
What genre is "Hungbu and Nolbu?"
folktale
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What kind of Thinking Map can be used when talking about an essential question?
Answers vary.
200
True or False: In a discussion, it is okay to repeat the ideas of others in order to clarify what they meant.
True
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True or false: When I define a word, it is okay to use unfamiliar words in the definition.
False. Use families words when possible
200
What is a prefix?
A word part at the beginning of a word.
200
True or False: There are never animal characters in folktales.
False.
300
What are different roles participants can take in a discussion?
facilitator, questioner, recorder, etc.
300
True or false: In a discussion, it is okay to talk as long as I want even if other people look like they want to talk, too.
False
300
What does it mean to infer?
Using important details from the story to determine information that the author does not directly state in the story.
300
What is a suffix?
A word part at the end of the word.
300
True or False: Nonfiction texts describe events that are not real but could be.
False. Nonfiction texts describe events that are real.
400
Which types of syllables are included in the word "tur/tle?"
tur = r-controlled tle = final stable
400
Tell one way you can prepare for a discussion.
Answers vary.
400
Name two types of context clues.
Two of the following: definition, appositive/restatement, synonym, antonym, example, sentence and paragraph
400
Give an example of a root word.
Jump, phone, color, etc. A word that stands alone, prefixes and suffixes can be added to it.
400
This term describes how an author feels about a topic.
Point of View
500
Which types of syllables are included in: ta/ble lit/tle ti/ger
ta/ble = open + final stable lit/tle = closed + final stable ti/ger = open + r-controlled
500
Tell one example of something you could say to a classmate you disagree with.
Answers vary
500
True or False: In a thesaurus, you can look up how many words rhyme with the word you are looking up.
False. You will find synonyms and antonyms.
500
Which type of text structure might use the signal words however, unlike, although, like, similarly, on the other hand.
Compare and Contrast
500
True or False: Informational texts describe real topics or events and typically include longer paragraphs.
True