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9th gr Rdg Strategie
9th gr reading strategies quiz (pp 979-980)
Question | Answer |
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skimming | reading rapidly to identify main ideas |
scanning | searching for specific information by glancing over the text and looking for key words |
active reading | interacting wtih the text by drawing on your background making predictions, and inferences, and monitoring and modifying your reading strategies appropriately |
methods of previewing a text | skimming, scanning, and active reading |
areas of text that may be previewed before reading | title, table of contents, headings, and illustrations |
reasons why it is important to know your purpose when reading | will help you decide how quickly to read and what to focus on |
KWL | used to track knowledge and draw on your own experiences |
KWL | Know, want, learn |
KWL | what I already know, what I want to learn, and what I learned |
making predictions | make predictions by previewing a text and guessing what is about to happen and reader jots down what they think will happen next and then adjust their predictions accordingly while reading |
inference | a guess based on evidence |
factors on which inferences are guessed | evidence in the text and personal experience |
when making inferences about aspects of literature, readers look for specific elements in relation to: | character, tone, and theme |
character element | look at character's speech, actions, thoughts, and appearance; what others think and say about the character |
tone element | look at the writer's choice of words and details |
theme element | look at the turning point in a story; how main characters change, what do they learn |
types of inferences | conclusion and generalization |
conclusion inference | a judgement based on a consideration of evidence; i.e. piecing together an object in a poem and you decide that the object is a symbol |
generalization inference | broad statement based on specific examples; i.e. literary theme |
steps for monitoring reading | rereading, reading on, asking questions, and using resources |
summary | way to check your comprehension |
summary | a short restatement of the important ideas and details in a work |
elements of a story map | basic situation, setting, main character, his/her problem, main events or complications, climax, and resolution |
paraphrase | express every idea line by line in your own words |
technique for checking comprehension for nonfiction text | main ideas and supporting details |
reading strategies | previewing and setting a purpose, using your backgroun, making predictions, making inferences,monitoring your reading, and checking your comprehension |
edgar allen poe | invented the short story in 1800 |
edgar allen poe | father of short story |
short story-poe's definition | a brief tale that can be read in one sitting |
elements of a short story according to Poe | aim to tell truth, read in one sitting, no loose ends, totality of a single effect, and begin with a single effect in first sentence |
short story | short, concentrated, fictional prose narrative with a single purpose |
short story | built on a plot that consists of four "bare bones", including exposition, complications, climax, and resolution |
exposition | basic situations; part of the plot that gives information aboiut characters and their problems or conflicts (usually an opening story) |
complications | main character takes some action to resolve the conflict and is met with more complications |
climax | the moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in teh plot |
major climax | point in the story when conflict is decided one way or another-the key scene when readers discover the outcome of the conflict |
resolution | denouement or end of story; all struggles are over and we know what will happen to the character; closes the story |
skimming | reading rapidly to identify main ideas |
scanning | searching for specific information by glancing over the text and looking for key words |
active reading | interacting wtih the text by drawing on your background making predictions, and inferences, and monitoring and modifying your reading strategies appropriately |
methods of previewing a text | skimming, scanning, and active reading |
areas of text that may be previewed before reading | title, table of contents, headings, and illustrations |
reasons why it is important to know your purpose when reading | will help you decide how quickly to read and what to focus on |
KWL | used to track knowledge and draw on your own experiences |
KWL | Know, want, learn |
KWL | what I already know, what I want to learn, and what I learned |
making predictions | make predictions by previewing a text and guessing what is about to happen and reader jots down what they think will happen next and then adjust their predictions accordingly while reading |
inference | a guess based on evidence |
factors on which inferences are guessed | evidence in the text and personal experience |
when making inferences about aspects of literature, readers look for specific elements in relation to: | character, tone, and theme |
character element | look at character's speech, actions, thoughts, and appearance; what others think and say about the character |
tone element | look at the writer's choice of words and details |
theme element | look at the turning point in a story; how main characters change, what do they learn |
types of inferences | conclusion and generalization |
conclusion inference | a judgement based on a consideration of evidence; i.e. piecing together an object in a poem and you decide that the object is a symbol |
generalization inference | broad statement based on specific examples; i.e. literary theme |
steps for monitoring reading | rereading, reading on, asking questions, and using resources |
summary | way to check your comprehension |
summary | a short restatement of the important ideas and details in a work |
elements of a story map | basic situation, setting, main character, his/her problem, main events or complications, climax, and resolution |
paraphrase | express every idea line by line in your own words |
technique for checking comprehension for nonfiction text | main ideas and supporting details |
reading strategies | previewing and setting a purpose, using your backgroun, making predictions, making inferences,monitoring your reading, and checking your comprehension |
edgar allen poe | invented the short story in 1800 |
edgar allen poe | father of short story |
short story-poe's definition | a brief tale that can be read in one sitting |
elements of a short story according to Poe | aim to tell truth, read in one sitting, no loose ends, totality of a single effect, and begin with a single effect in first sentence |
short story | short, concentrated, fictional prose narrative with a single purpose |
short story | built on a plot that consists of four "bare bones", including exposition, complications, climax, and resolution |
exposition | basic situations; part of the plot that gives information aboiut characters and their problems or conflicts (usually an opening story) |
complications | main character takes some action to resolve the conflict and is met with more complications |
climax | the moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in teh plot |
major climax | point in the story when conflict is decided one way or another-the key scene when readers discover the outcome of the conflict |
resolution | denouement or end of story; all struggles are over and we know what will happen to the character; closes the story |
skimming | reading rapidly to identify main ideas |
scanning | searching for specific information by glancing over the text and looking for key words |
active reading | interacting wtih the text by drawing on your background making predictions, and inferences, and monitoring and modifying your reading strategies appropriately |
methods of previewing a text | skimming, scanning, and active reading |
areas of text that may be previewed before reading | title, table of contents, headings, and illustrations |
reasons why it is important to know your purpose when reading | will help you decide how quickly to read and what to focus on |
KWL | used to track knowledge and draw on your own experiences |
KWL | Know, want, learn |
KWL | what I already know, what I want to learn, and what I learned |
making predictions | make predictions by previewing a text and guessing what is about to happen and reader jots down what they think will happen next and then adjust their predictions accordingly while reading |
inference | a guess based on evidence |
factors on which inferences are guessed | evidence in the text and personal experience |
when making inferences about aspects of literature, readers look for specific elements in relation to: | character, tone, and theme |
character element | look at character's speech, actions, thoughts, and appearance; what others think and say about the character |
tone element | look at the writer's choice of words and details |
theme element | look at the turning point in a story; how main characters change, what do they learn |
types of inferences | conclusion and generalization |
conclusion inference | a judgement based on a consideration of evidence; i.e. piecing together an object in a poem and you decide that the object is a symbol |
generalization inference | broad statement based on specific examples; i.e. literary theme |
steps for monitoring reading | rereading, reading on, asking questions, and using resources |
summary | way to check your comprehension |
summary | a short restatement of the important ideas and details in a work |
elements of a story map | basic situation, setting, main character, his/her problem, main events or complications, climax, and resolution |
paraphrase | express every idea line by line in your own words |
technique for checking comprehension for nonfiction text | main ideas and supporting details |
reading strategies | previewing and setting a purpose, using your backgroun, making predictions, making inferences,monitoring your reading, and checking your comprehension |
edgar allen poe | invented the short story in 1800 |
edgar allen poe | father of short story |
short story-poe's definition | a brief tale that can be read in one sitting |
elements of a short story according to Poe | aim to tell truth, read in one sitting, no loose ends, totality of a single effect, and begin with a single effect in first sentence |
short story | short, concentrated, fictional prose narrative with a single purpose |
short story | built on a plot that consists of four "bare bones", including exposition, complications, climax, and resolution |
exposition | basic situations; part of the plot that gives information aboiut characters and their problems or conflicts (usually an opening story) |
complications | main character takes some action to resolve the conflict and is met with more complications |
climax | the moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in teh plot |
major climax | point in the story when conflict is decided one way or another-the key scene when readers discover the outcome of the conflict |
resolution | denouement or end of story; all struggles are over and we know what will happen to the character; closes the story |
elements of a short story | plot, setting, theme, point of view, irony, conflict, allusion, foreshadowing, suspense, character, characterization, and motivation |
types of irony | verbal, situational, and dramatic |
types of conflict | external and internal |
setting | time, place, when, and where a story takes place |
theme | central idea of a work of literature |
point of view | voice of the narrator |
types of point of view | first person and third person |
character | person or thing in a story, play or poem |
types of characters | flat, round, static, and dynamic |
characterization | the process of revealing the personality of a character |
types of characterization | indirect and direct |
motivation | feas or conflicts or needs that drive a character to action |