Reading Strategies

Front

What is Compare/Contrast text structure?

Back

A text structure that shows how two or more things are alike and different.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Front

What is a summary?

Back

The main ideas and important details of a text told in your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is dialogue?

Back

What the characters say to each other in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is Cause & Effect text structure?

Back

A text structure that answers the questions 'what happened' and 'why'.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Front

What should you think about after reading a passage?

Back

The theme, the author's purpose, and the summary.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Front

What is the theme of a story?

Back

The main message or lesson that the story teaches.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Front

What is the author's purpose?

Back

The reason why the author wrote the text, such as to inform, entertain, or persuade.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Front

What is a character in a story?

Back

A person, animal, or figure that plays a role in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is a setting in a story?

Back

The time and place where the story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The sequence of events that make up a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5