Reading Skills
What is character perspective?
Character's thoughts and feelings
What is the meaning of the word dis, as in disability?
Dis means not.
What is the author's claim?
Name some text features.
Title, headings, photos, captions, sidebars, charts, diagrams
Name some genres we find character perspectives.
Realistic fiction, historical fiction, etc.
What is the meaning of the suffix able?
Able/can do something
How does an author support their claim?
With strong language, opinion words, and text features like headings and captions!
What is the purpose of a heading?
To tell what that section is all about.
How do we tell a character's perspective?
We analyze a character's words, actions, and thoughts.
Bene is a root that means good. Can you think of any words that have bene in them? What do those words mean?
(reasonable answers)
What is an author's purpose?
The author's reason for writing.
What is the purpose of a photo/caption?
To show something the author thinks is important.
What is the theme of a story?
The lesson
How can we figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
Look for prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
Name some reasons (purposes) authors write.
Persuade, Inform, or Entertain
What is the purpose of a timeline?
To show the order of events in a biography.
How do we tell the theme of a story?
We look at what the characters learn.
How else can we figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
Use context clues/ hook a synonym.
What is the author's purpose of an argumentative text?
To convince the reader of their claim.
What is the purpose of a sidebar?
To give extra information about the topic that's not in the article.