Reading Skills Terminology

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Paraphrase

Back

to rewrite in your own words.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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Main Idea

Back

what the passage is about in 1 sentence.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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Fact

Back

can be proven.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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Cause

Back

the producer of a reaction.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

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Mood

Back

how the reader is meant to feel in a story.

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Theme

Back

the underlying message or main idea of a story.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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Plot

Back

the sequence of events in a story.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

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Opinion

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a personal belief or judgment that cannot be proven.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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Bias

Back

a preference or inclination that affects judgment.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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Detail

Back

specific pieces of information that support the main idea.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2