Read more than 30 minutes-Our brains develop as we “feed” them with experiences. The experience of reading (whether you’re the reader or the one being read to) activates and “exercises” many of the areas of the brain.
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elements of literature
main idea
The main idea of a story answers the question “What is this story mostly about?”
Supporting details are facts or examples that support, or tell more about the main idea.
Supporting details are facts or examples that support, or tell more about the main idea.
Supporting Details:
Who What When Where Why How |
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summary
A summary retells the most important ideas in a passage.
Summaries can help you figure out the order of events in the things you read. Summaries is a statement or a few statements that include a story or passage’s main idea and most important details. Summary does not include all the details. When writing a summary it should be in chronological order.
Summaries can help you figure out the order of events in the things you read. Summaries is a statement or a few statements that include a story or passage’s main idea and most important details. Summary does not include all the details. When writing a summary it should be in chronological order.
inferences
Inference means using knowledge and information to come to conclusions.
CONTEXT CLUES
When you use clues in the story to figure out the meaning of a new word.
The words and phrases that surround the new word sometimes provide clues to the word's meaning.
The words and phrases that surround the new word sometimes provide clues to the word's meaning.
conclusion
A conclusion is a decision a reader makes after considering all the information give.
Conclusion states a big idea about a subject and does not include details. Students connect inferences to draw a conclusion about the selection as a whole.
Very important that students use clues to form inferences and inferences to draw a conclusion. A good active reader must use this processes to understand the story.
Conclusion states a big idea about a subject and does not include details. Students connect inferences to draw a conclusion about the selection as a whole.
Very important that students use clues to form inferences and inferences to draw a conclusion. A good active reader must use this processes to understand the story.
Point of VIEW
When writing a story, authors must decide from what point of view they want to express their ideas.
There are three different choices – first person, second person, and a variety of third person point of views.
There are three different choices – first person, second person, and a variety of third person point of views.
Point of View from tfinger
author's purpose
When reading, ask yourself WHY WAS THIS WRITTEN?
Cause and effect
A cause tells WHY something happens.
An effect is WHAT happens.
An effect is WHAT happens.
comparing and contrast
Comparing and contrasting is trying to find out how things are similar or different.
Comparing means finding how things are alike. Contrasting means finding how things are different.
Comparing means finding how things are alike. Contrasting means finding how things are different.
sequence
Most of the stories you read are told in order that usually tells you what happened first, second, and so on.
CLUE WORDS:
FIRST NEXT THEN FINALLY |
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