Week 1
words that are opposites
antonym
The reason why something happens
I fell because I tripped on the rock.
Cause
The events that make up a story.
plot
Lines grouped together in a poem.
Stanza
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
Inference
words that have the same meaning
synonym
what happens as a result of an event or action
I fell because I tripped on a rock.
What a reading passage is mainly about.
main idea
To shorten (3-5 sentences) and tell the beginning, middle and end of an article.
Summary
a statement that can be proved by experts, or by looking up information in a book.
fact
a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word
prefix
to find the similarities between two or more things
Cat and Dog
compare
The following of one event after another.
Sequence
Where and when the story takes place.
Setting
What is PLORE?
Predict
Locate
Organize
Reread
Eliminate
a word part that can be added at the end of a word to make up a new word
suffix
to find the difference between two or more things
Cat and Dog
contrast
The bits and pieces of information that support the main idea.
details
The reason the author writes the text – to persuade, inform, explain or entertain.
Author's Purpose
What is PIE?
Persuasive
Inform
Entertain
Does this word have a suffix or prefix?
What does the word weakness mean?
Suffix
In the state of or being weak
A conversation between characters set off by quotation marks.
Dialogue
Used to convince the reader of the writer’s point of view.
Persuasive
Integrity Definition