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Facts are true, proven statements. Opinions depend on the author or person speaking. What can USUALLY help you decide if a statement is an OPINION?

• Strong adjectives (beautiful, unfortunately)

• Statistics (95% of the animals...)

• Dates (in 1935...)

• Summaries (The Homework Machine had four main characters.)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Fill in the missing word: Somebody wanted ____ so then.

• Because

• But

• Someone

• It

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Character traits refer to...

• A character’s personality

• A character’s height

• A character’s hair color

• A character’s friend

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Check all of the ACCEPTABLE strategies for finding a definition to a word.

• Using context clues

• Using a dictionary

• Breaking the word apart (in bicycle, “bi” means 2 and “cycle” means wheels = 2 wheels)

• Thinking of a similar word to compare

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

True or false: You SHOULD read the text features in a text.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Text about an historical event usually have what structure?

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Description

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A Venn Diagram (overlapping circles) would be a good graphic organizer for what text structure?

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

• Description

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why do good readers stop and jot? (Check all that apply.)

• To remember information they’ve read

• To connect with ideas in the text

• To help understand what they’re reading

• To think more deeply about the text

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CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

As a strong reader, you should NOT...

• Find a comfy smart spot to stay and read

• Use sticky notes to write down questions or ideas

• Take a break after each page

• Work on stamina (reading for longer periods of time)

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CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

What is an INFERENCE?

• A guess

• A conclusion

• A character’s plan in the story

• A guess using background knowledge and text evidence

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1