Reading Comprehension Techniques

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Close-reading

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A careful, detailed analysis of a text, focusing on specific words, sentence structure, and literary devices to understand deeper meanings.

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Highlight

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To mark or select important parts of a text, often with a colored marker or by bolding/italicizing, to emphasize key information.

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Narrative

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A spoken or written account of an event or series of events; a story.

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Edit

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To prepare written material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

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Character

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A person, animal, or fictional creature in a literary work.

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Plot

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The main events of a story, novel, or movie, presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

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Setting

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The time and place in which the action of a story occurs.

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Point of view

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The perspective from which a story is told. Common types include first-person (using "I") and third-person (using "he," "she," "they").

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Dialogue

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• A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.