Vocabulary
What does the word "cite" mean? or Where can you find it from the texts?
Evidence from the texts
What is the meaning of "context clues"?
Using words or phrases surrounding an unknown word to figure out its meaning.
What is does it mean to "reveal"
To show, tell, suggest, or describe something.
Read this story. Then answer questions 36 through 42.
What type of genre is the text?
What 2 key words are used in a "simile"
(refer to lesson 8 of your language studies)
"Like" or "as"
What is the best meaning of the word "suppressing?"
A) to understand or explain
B) lightning or thunder
C) to no allow or prevent
D) to be careful or safe
C) to no allow or prevent
What does a "Definition clue" mean?
The author defines the word either before or after the actual word.
the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
When reading a text, the directions say:
Read this article. Then answer questions 36 through 42.
What type of genre is the text?
NON-FICTION
Read the example: The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed.
What figurative language is this?
(Refer to lesson 9 of your language studies)
A metaphor
In the article, "Excerpt from Fire: Friend or Foe", line 44 states, "More than eighty years of fire suppression has changed these forests dramatically. Now the are overcrowded with Douglass fir and prone to super hot fires that can kill older trees"
What is the meaning of "prone" as used in this article?
LIKELY
What is a "synonym clue"?
When author restates the meaning in a different way.
What is "mood"
HOW the reader feels about a text while reading.
the infinity symbol
What is figurative language is shown above?
ONOMATOPOEIA
What does the word "inference" mean?
What is an "inference clue"?
YOU have to look at clues and use your own knowledge to figure it out.
What is an "allusion"
a reference in a work of literature to a person, place, event or another work of literature
How do you show the text some love BEFORE reading the text?
P. preview
D. deconstruct questions
A. annotate
a slight difference in a word's meaning or usage that contributes to subtle shades of meaning.
a group of lines in a poem
What is it called when you have an "example clue"?
author uses examples to show what the word means.
What is an "anology"?
noticing similarities between two unlike things
What does it mean to "deconstruct questions"?
AND
What are some key words that you are looking for?
Break down the questions
"where" for Setting
Names for Possible main characters
Possible problem
In a WORD STUDY, what are 4 ways/strategies you can use to guide you?
(Refer to lesson 7 of your language studies)
1 - find related words (synonyms)
2 - sound out the word (pronunciation)
3 - draw a picture (illustration)
4 - find its meaning (definition)