To ‘copy’ or state directly from text;  to recall exactly

To break down into parts and figure out the meaning.  To show how the parts fit together or don’t fit together.

All the surrounding information that helps tell  the meaning.  The set of  facts that surround a particular event or situation

Make judgements and share your thinking

Words, usually in a sentence, that refer to something without directly saying it.   Not literal.  Common in many kinds of poetry.

To measure, to judge, to evaluate

Look closely to see how two things are alike or what they have in common.

The process of reasoning with different points 

of view.  Usually involves 

a set of reasons why 

something is true.

To notice individual special features or characteristics

To tell or show all about something using facts or details.

To back up and justify your answer, opinion, or claim with evidence.

Look closely to see how two or more things are different.

To decide through reasoning or observation.

To describe, explain, or illustrate through examples.

To make clear so others can understand.

Information or parts of the text that support ideas.

A series of events in a place; can be a chapter book, passage, poem, play, etc.

How the author put it together to help make the point or tell the story.

Facts that prove the statement, usually right from the text

Say more, add details, make more clear

Use just a few sentences to restate the big idea, usually in the order in which it happened.

The author’s most important idea.  Why s/he wrote it.

Clear, “right there”, no room for interpretation

An idea that pulls it all together.  The answer to “What did I learn”

A sequence of events or experiences, can be fiction or nonfiction