Vocabulary Strategies
What strategy is this?
There is another word in the text that has a similar meaning to the unfamiliar word. You might see keywords such as “and,” or “or” before or after the unfamiliar word.
Synonym
What are the 5 "Wh" questions and what does each mean?
*Bonus- What does a "How" question mean?
Who- person
What- a thing or action
Where- place
When-time
Why- reason
**How-the way things are done, or the amount of something
The R.A.C.E/S strategy helps you organize your writing by reminding you what to include in your response.
What does each letter in the R.A.C.E./S strategy stand for ?
R-Restate the question
A-Answer the questions
C-Cite the text
E-Explain your answer
S-Summarize
_________ means when you are showing how something is done.
Demonstrate
The total amount of something
Sum
What strategy is this?
There’s an example of the word nearby. Look for examples of the word meaning before or after the unfamiliar word.
Example Strategy
The ______________ strategy helps you summarize and understand the central idea by identifying the 5 Wh questions and/or “how” question.
Gist Strategy
The ______________ strategy helps you remember when you should capitalize your letters.
cite
In math, what does it mean if you are asked to find the difference between two numbers?
Subtract
The Word Part strategy is when the unfamiliar word can be ______________ that you recognize to help you define the word. Look for prefixes base words and suffixes.
The ______________ strategy helps you learn what to annotate while you’re reading. This strategy is helpful because it increases your note-taking and reading comprehension.
**Bonus- What does each letter stand for?
S.C.U.B.A
S: Scan the document for heading, images, footnotes, or interesting features.
C: Circle words you don’t know, find and write the definition in the margin.
U: Underline key ideas.
B: Box name, dates, places and amounts.
A: Annotate for patterns, reactions, claims, main idea and or themes.
A ______________ is when an idea goes on and on. There are usually more than 2 conjunctions, and it needs to be broken down into smaller sentences instead of one long sentence.
Run on sentence
A brief statement that describes the main points.
Summarize
What does it mean to find the product of two numbers?
Multiply
The Antonym strategy is when there is another word in the text that means the __________ meaning to the unfamiliar word. There’s a ________of two things in the sentence. You might see keywords such as “while, however, but, whereas, or although”.
opposite
comparison
The S.T.E.A.L strategy helps you draw conclusions and make ___________related to ___________.
*Bonus: What does each letter stand for?
inferences
character traits
S-speech
T-think
E-effects on others
A-actions
L-looks
What is a past tense verb?
An action that has already happened. The verb ends in "-ed" or becomes a new word.
Another word for point of view is ?
Perspective
What word means to make smaller or simplify?
Reduce or decrease
What is the definition strategy?
The definition strategy is when the meaning of the word is directly stated in the text. You might see keywords like “which refers to,” or “which means”
______________strategy - is used to help you understand what the questions are asking.
*Bonus- What is an inferential and literal question?
Question Strategy
question
keywords
restating
check
literal question- is when the answer can be found directly in the text.
inferential question- when you make a conclusion based on clues from the text and your background knowledge (ex: What you see + What you know= What you think)
A _________________ is a group of words that cannot stand alone and does not make sense by itself. It needs the independent clause before or after it. (Ex: “When I’m tired”)
Dependent clause
While reading a passage, it's important to __________ it. To do this you annotate, reread, and underline key details. This will help you understand what you are reading.
analyze
What does average mean?
*Bonus - find the average of the following numbers:
7, 10, 3, 5, 0
Average is the sum of all numbers and divided by the amount of numbers.
7+10+ 3+ 5+ 0=25
25/5=5