Review (Reading Strategies)

Review (Reading Strategies)

Midterms 2020

We will review what we learned since Fall!

You have learned...

• Prediction

• Making Questions (thin & thick)

• Main idea and details

• Fact vs. Opinion

• Cause and Effect

• Author's Purpose (P.I.E.)

• Dialogue

Poll

Which of the following do you need to review?

• Prediction

• Making Questions

• Main idea and details

• Fact vs. Opinion

Poll

Which of the following do you need to review?

• Cause and Effect

• Author's Purpose

• Dialogue

Okay!

We will review all of them this week!

Prediction....

say or guess that will happen in the future

A 38-week pregnant woman goes to hospital....

YOUR PREDICTION:

She might give birth.

Making Questions

Thin Questions: Helps you clarify and fix your understanding of the story.

Thick Questions: Makes you think and help you analyze the story for DEEPER understanding.

Open Ended

Write a thin question. (Who, What, Where and When)

Examples of thin questions:

• What is the girl's name?

• When did she quit her job?

• Where does John live?

Open Ended

Write a thick question. (Why and How)

Examples of thick questions:

• Why is the little boy sad?

• How did the father meet his daughter?

• Why did the dog escape?

• How do the family feel after the dog died?

Main Idea and details!

Open Ended

What is the main idea of the story?

The main idea is the important point of the story.

Multiple Choice

What are the supporting details in the story?

• the main point of the story

• examples or extra information to explain the main idea

• random information

• I am not sure

Supporting Details:

Examples or extra information to explain the main idea.

The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.

What is the main idea?

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the story?

• The farm needed the rain.

• The thunder hurt people's ears.

• Thunder makes a bright light.

• The storm was very strong.

The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.

What are the supporting details?

The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.

Fact vs. Opinion

Open Ended

What is an opinion?

Opinion: a person's own thoughts and beliefs.

Example: Pizza tastes awful!

Open Ended

What is a fact?

Fact: a thing, or information that is known or proved to be true

Example: There is no school in July.

Open Ended

Give me an example of an OPINION.

Open Ended

Give me an example of a FACT.

Cause and Effect!

Multiple Choice

Cause means...

• I don't know.

• something that makes an action happen.

• action that happens as a result.

Multiple Choice

Effect means...

• action that happens as a result.

• something that makes an action happen.

• not sure..

Example:

Cause: I missed the bus.

Effect: I was late for school!

Open Ended

Cause: It rained for two weeks! What is the effect?

Open Ended

Cause: You ate too much ice cream. What is the effect?

Open Ended

Effect: I was so tired this morning. What is the cause?

Open Ended

Effect: Tommy got in trouble. What is the cause?

Author's purpose!

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose?

• author's books

• author's reason of writing

• reading newspaper

All authors have a reason for writing something!

Multiple Select

What are the 3 author's purposes? HINT: PIE

(choose 3!)

• Give

• Persuade

• Interview

• Inform

• Entertain

Persuade: The author tries to convince the reader.

Inform: The author gives information about a topic.

Entertain: The author writes something the reader would enjoy

Dialogue!

yes, the last one! (whoo)

Open Ended

What is the dialogue?

Dialogue: the conversation between two or more people

Multiple Select

What are the 3 rules of a dialogue?

• verb tense ('ed')

• capitalization (Aa)

• quotation marks ("...")

• comma (,)

Multiple Choice

Which of the dialogue is correct?

• "what are you doing?" asked Kayla.

• "What are you doing? asked Kayla.

• "What are you doing?" asked Kayla.

Open Ended

Edit this dialogue:

My mom shouted please don't forget your meeting after school!

My mom shouted, "Please don't forget your meeting after school!"

ANSWER

Open Ended

Edit this dialogue:

are you upset asked Jon. how can I help you feel better?

"Are you upset?" asked Jon. "How can I help you feel better?"

ANSWER

Nice job today!

Please review the study guide & your old assignments in G.C.!