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Reading Strategies and Skills

Unit 3 Week 1
Test Date: November 10, 2014

Comprehension Strategy: Make Predictions
-Sometimes narrator and characters in a story provide clues to
what will happen later in the plot. We can confirm or revise the
prediction.
- We should use information the narrator or characters in the
story provide to predict what story events might happen later.
-When you pause at key points in the selection to make
prediction, you are setting a purpose for reading and keeping
yourself engaged.

-For extra practice, refer to Practice Workbook pages 103-104.
Also refer to The RWW book page 170.
Vocabulary Menu Homework

capacity enthralled fallow insight
negotiate regulation resemblance unseemly
To get an A, complete 3 of the following,
To get a B, complete 2 of the following;
To get a C, complete 1 of the following;
To get a F, complete 0 of the following
1. Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary
words.
2. Make a word search puzzle using all of the
vocabulary words (list the words at the
bottom).
3. Define all the words.
4. Make a crossword puzzle using all of the
vocabulary words (with clues for each word).
5. Create some type of review game with the
vocabulary words.
6. Create a vocabulary quiz (and answer key) with
the vocabulary words.
7. Create vocabulary flashcards.

Comprehension Skill: Theme
-The theme is the overall idea, or message about life
that the poet wants to communicate. The poet does
not normally directly state this.
-To determine a poem's theme, consider what the
characters do and experience as events in the plot
unfold.
- You will look for descriptive details about characters,
settings, and plot events in the story.
- Ask yourself:
-What general ideas tie these details together?
-What larger statement about life do these
details point to?
- What might the author want me to know?
-For extra practice, refer to Practice Workbook pages
103-105. Also refer to The RWW book page 171.

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction:
Involves imaginary characters who take part in
a story that could have happened in real life
The setting is a place that could exist
Plot is centered around events that people
experience.
May include foreign language dialogue
May contain foreshadowing
-Dialogue in a foreign language reveals characters'
cultural background.
- Foreshadowing gives the reader hints at later events.

- For extra practice, refer to Practice Workbook page
106. Also refer to The RWW book page 172.
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
-There are different types of context clues.
- Syntactic cues involve using the part of speech of
the word to understand the sentence.
- The structure of the sentence may help you
determine the word's meaning.

-For extra practice, refer to Practice Workbook
page 107. Also refer to The RWW book p. 173 and
the Word Study Center.
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