Reading Skills Review Day 1

Reading Skills Review Day 1

Argumentative Texts

• Texts that share the writer’s opinion and want the reader to think about what the author has to say

• Texts that take this a step further and try to get the reader to actually agree with the writer or convince them to do, think, or buy something are called persuasive

• Key signal words in argumentative texts might be: I believe, should, best, worst, right, wrong, agree, disagree, support/oppose

Central Claim (It's like a main/central idea but for argumentative essays!)

Central claim: The author’s main opinion or statement that they are sharing (this is similar to a main idea in an expository essay, except a central claim is what the author is “claiming” to be true; it is the author's opinion on their topic)

Authors in argumentative texts support their central claim with reasons just like expository texts, but these reasons are more focused on giving facts and opinions

Identify the Central Claim (Let's Read this Together!)

(Then, independently decide what you think the central claim is and be ready to answer on the next slide.)

Multiple Choice

Which words in the previous paragraphs BEST represent the central claim of the essay?

• the real result is great efficiency and convenience

• there has been a lot of our concern in our community about robots

• humans have always used technology to make their lives easier

• this does not mean we live in a robot dominated-world

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from this paragraph BEST restates the idea in the central claim?

Having humans work alongside robots improves efficiency and speed. It can even create new jobs for humans! The job of robots is to make humans' work easier, but robots will never fully replace humans in the workplace.

• improves efficiency and speed

• job of robots is to make humans' work easier

• It can create new jobs for humans

The author’s purpose is the reason WHY they write a text, and we can even look at author’s purpose for specific paragraphs. To help us determine the author’s reason for including a SPECIFIC paragraph, we can think about things like…

• What is the paragraph MOSTLY about?

• What kind of information can I find in the paragraph?

• How is the paragraph related to the rest of the text as a whole?

• How is it related to the paragraphs that come right before and right after it?

  
  

Text Structure

Text structure is the way an author organizes the information in a nonfiction text.

There are five main ways an author can choose to structure (or organize) their text: cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, describing/listing, and compare and contrast.

Read together as a class! Then, identify both the purpose (from the choices at the bottom) AND identify the text structure.

Read together as a class! Then, identify both the purpose (from the choices at the bottom) AND identify the text structure.

Clues for Figuring Out Unknown Words - Prefixes

Prefixes get added to the beginning of another word to change its meaning in some way and can give us clues to the meaning of the word. Examples of some prefixes and their meanings:

Mis- means wrong or incorrectly (misunderstand = to understand something incorrectly)

Un- means not (unbelievable = not believable)

Dis- means not (disrespectful = not respectful)

Re- means to do again (rewrite = write again)

Pre- means before (preview = watch or look at before)

Clues for Figuring Out Unknown Words - Suffixes

Suffixes get added to the end of another word to change its meaning in some way and can give us clues to the meaning of the word. Examples of some suffixes and their meanings:

-less means without (fearless = without fear)

-ful means full of or having that quality (helpful = someone with the quality of helping)

-able means having the ability for something (reliable = can be relied on)

-ness shows a state of being (happiness = the state of being happy)

Multiple Choice

Use the prefix on the colorful word to help you figure out the BEST matching meaning below.

Unlike my sister, I LOVE green beans!!!

• Just like

• In addition to

• Not like

Multiple Choice

Use the suffix on the colorful word to help you figure out the BEST matching meaning below.

While reading about reptiles in a book, I learned how to tell which ones are harmless.

• Full of harm, can harm you

• Without harm, not causing harm

• Warning of harm

Multiple Choice

Use the prefix on the colorful word to help you figure out the BEST matching meaning below.

It is very helpful to review your mistakes so that you can grow your skills.

• Not view, do not look at

• Remove from view, remove from sight

• View again, look at again

Multiple Choice

Use the prefix on the colorful word to help you figure out the BEST matching meaning below.

My dad always says, "Show that you can be trusted so that no one has a reason to distrust you."

• To trust a lot

• To not trust

• To trust less than they did before

Multiple Choice

Use the suffix on the colorful word to help you figure out the BEST matching meaning below.

After I dropped my phone in the sink, it was useless.

• Without use, not usable

• Very useful

• Hard to use