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| What does "I" stand for in INFER ? |
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A: Interact with the questions and passage. Read questions and think about them. Read the whole question.
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| What does N stand for in INFER ? |
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A: Note what you know. You decide what kind of question it is and write the code letter next to the question.
F=factual
B=big picture
P=predicting
C=clarifying |
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| What does "F" stand for in INFER ? |
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| A: Find the clues. Read the passage and as you read look for key words you remember from the questions. |
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| What does "E" stand for in INFER ? |
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| A: Explore any supporting details. Read the whole passage and look for clues that support your answer or prove that your answer is correct. |
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| What does "R" stand for in INFER ? |
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| A: Return to the question. Go back and find the best answer for that question. |
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| What are the two major types of questions? |
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| A: Factual and Think and Seek |
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| What is the difference between a factual and a Think and Seek question? |
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A: factual questions - require you to find a fact right there in the text.
Think and Seek - you must seek out and look for clues to figure out the best answer. |
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| Name the 3 types of Think & Seek questions? |
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A: Big Picture
Predicting
Clarifying |
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Name the 4 types of questions?
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A: Factual
Big Picture
Predicting
Clarifying |
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If a questions ask, "What is Brittney's age?"
What key words should you underline in the question? |
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| Why is reading the whole passage and finding all the clues important? |
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| A: Because you might find a later clue in the passage that gives you the answer, while an earlier clue provides the wrong one. |
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A: Guess the best answer based on the information you already know. |
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| Name key words found in BIG picture questions? |
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A: Main Idea, Purpose,
Summary,Message,
Theme,Setting,
Tone |
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| When answering a BIG picture question, identifying the author's main message helps you understand what you are _________________. |
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| What questions should you ask yourself to find the main idea of a passage? |
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A: Who or what is this about?
What does it tell me about that? |
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| Name the 3 reasons or purpose for writing? |
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A:Pursuade, Inform, Entertain
(PIE) |
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| Name some examples of writing created to entertain. |
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| A: TV shows, Concerts, Movies |
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| Name some examples of writing to inform. |
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| A: To give people information, text books, magazines, newspaper articles |
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| Name examples of writing to persuade. |
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| A: To convince people, books and news papers, advertisements, articles about how to stop smoking, diet, self help and improvement, political articles, etc... |
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| If a Big picture question asks for the setting of the story, what kind of clues might you look for? |
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| A: house, woods, beach, courtyard |
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| If a Big picture question asks for the tone of the story, what kind of clues might you look for? |
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| A: words that express emotion (excited, laughing, passive, dreary, irritated, etc...) |
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| What does it mean if a Big picture questions asks the theme of the passage? |
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| A: theme is another word for message or what the author wants the reader to know. |
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| Why is it important to read the whole passage when answering a Big picture question? |
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| A: So you know what type of big idea you are looking, the types of clue words to look for, and so you can start to figure it out while you are reading. |
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| What are key words would you find in a Big Picture question? |
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A: Purpose, Summary, Message, Theme, Setting, Tone |
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