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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
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THE REASON OR REASONS THE AUTHOR HAS FOR WRITING:
1. PERSUADE 2. INFORM 3. ENTERTAIN 4. EXPRESS AN OPINION |
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SEQUENCE
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THE ORDER IN WHICH THINGS HAPPEN IN A STORY
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DRAW CONCLUSIONS
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FORMING AN OPINION BASED ON WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW OR ON THE FACTS AND DETAILS IN A TEXT
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DETAILS
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SMALLER PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT TELL MORE ABOUT THE MAIN IDEA
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GENERALIZE
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A broad state based on several examles-clue words are generally, usually, always, all, most-i.e "all oceans contain salt water"
generalizations are valid (logical) or faulty (false) |
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CAUSE and EFFECT
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WHYsomething happens
WHAT happens. |
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MAIN IDEA
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This makes a point about the passage's topic and has details.
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GRAPHIC SOURCES
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photographs, drawings, diagrams, maps, tables, time lines-these help explain written information
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COMPARE and CONTRAST
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telling how things are alike and different. words such as similar, as, unlike, and instead are signal words
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CHARACTER and SETTING
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people in a story. you learn about these from what they do, what they say, and what others say about them. ths is the place and time the story occurs.
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PLOT
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the story line or series of events that show characters in action.
Rising Action-the problem builds Climax-problems are met directly BAM! Resolution (Denoument)-the problem is usually solved and story ends! |
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THEME
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The underlying meaning of a story. It may be stated directly, but more often, the reader has to think about the story.
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Strategy
Prior Knowledge |
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The information you already know |
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Answer Questions |
Students use facts and details, look within the text, and prior knowledge to do this
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Monitor and Fix up |
You can skim the text to locate facts and opinions. Look for dates for facts and opinion words for opinions, such as I believe, In my opinion, pretty, nice, etc.
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Summarize |
You decide which ideas are important and then put those ideas together into a short statement.
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Graphic Organizers |
These help you understand what you read; i.e webs, charts, diagrams.
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Story Structure |
Plot-1. problem
2. rising action 3. climax 4. falling action (denoument) 5. resolution |
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Visualize |
forming mental pictures to help you understand ideas and information. This can help you understand generalizations.
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Predict |
Think about what will happen next. Before you read an article, try to determine what it is about. Pay attention to graphic sources!
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Homonyms |
words spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
homographs |
words spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings.
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
word structure |
figure out what the base, or root word is. Does it have a Latin or Greek origin? Does the word have a suffix or prefix?
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Context Clues |
Look at the words around the unknown word. Author may give you a definition, synonym, antonym.
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Context Clues-multiple-meaning words |
Use the meaning of the word you already know. Does it make sense? If not, try another meaning.
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Dictionary/Glossary |
This is the part of a book that lists inportant words and their meanings.
These are their own book that gives meanings, part of speech, origin and are in alphabetical order. |
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word Structure |
Look at the end of the word you don't know. Does it have -s or -ed? -s is added to a noun to make it plural.
-ed is added to a verb to make it past tense. |
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word Structure for Suffixes |
Does the word have -ous or -
-ate at the end? -ous-"full of" "joyous" -ate "supply or treat with" ie. "hydrate |
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word Structure for Suffixes |
Does the word have -ful or -al on the end?
-ful="full of" i.e. "careful" -al= "of or like" i.e. "fictional" |
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Word Structure for Suffixes |
Does the word end with -ist? or
-ive"? -ist= "one who is an expert in_____" "biologist" -ive= "tending or inclined to ____" as in "active"=intending to be active. |
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word structure for prefixes |
These change the meaning of the base word. -un="the opposite of" as in "unhappy"
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word structure for suffixes |
These words change the meaning of the base or root word.
"able"= "able to be ____ed" as in "enjoyable" -less="without" as in "painless", without pain. |
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word structure for prefixes |
Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of a word and changes the meaning.
"re" means "again" "a" means "on , in , or at. If you are "abed" you are in bed. |
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VOCAB. STRATEGY
Word structure for suffixes. |
"ed"= verb past tense
"-ing" verb present; ongoing "-s" noun plural |
