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Reading Comprehension Strategies
Key terms for answering Reading Comprehension Questions
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Literature
5th Grade
03/06/2012

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STORY STRUCTURE

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Every story has a beginning, middle, and ending.

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MAKING INFERENCES

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TAKE FACTS FROM THE TEXT AND USE THEM TO MAKE A DECISION/PREDICTION

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AUTHOR'S VIEWPOINT

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THE AUTHOR'S VIEW POINT CREATES THE MOOD, WHO OR WHAT WE LIKE AND DISLIKE, AND HIS PURPOSE IS HIS REASON FOR WRITING. THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IS WHAT THE AUTHOR WANTS THE AUDIENCE TO  KNOW, LEARN, FEEL, OR DECIDE

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FINDING DETAILS

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USE DETAILS TO FULLY EXPLAIN OR DESCRIBE

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SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

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WHEN SUMMARIZING PUTTING IMPORTANT EVENTS IN ORDER IS VERY IMPORTANT.  REMEMBERING THE BID DETAILS WILL HELP YOU SEQUENCE AND SUMMARIZE.

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MAKING GENERALIZATIONS

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A genralization is a conclusion you can draw about something that happens most of the time. Generalizations can be valid or invalid.

VALID: 5th graders like video games. (Backed up by facts, or most always true)

INVALID: 5th graders like liver and onions.

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FANTASY OR REALISM

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IS WHAT YOU READ REALISTIC OR FANTASY (FICTION)

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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

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GATHERING FACTS AS YOU READ WILL HELP YOU DRAW CONCLUSIONS OR MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHY SOMETHING HAPPENED, OR TO PREDICT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

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By looking at an event or cause, we can see many things that happen as a result.  These are the effects.  How many effects does the rain cause in the picture above?

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CATEGORIZE OR CLASSIFY

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When we classify or categorize we organize our ideas or details into groups  that have things in common.

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST

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Compare means to list ALL of the things that two or more things have in common, or details that they share.  Contrast means to list the things that are different or not alike.  To compare and contrast you must tell BOTH the things that are alike and the things that are different.

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PREDICTING OUTCOMES

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We predict when we take what we know already, and things we are learning, and decide what might happen next.

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PROBLEM SOLVING

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Problem solving is how we work to figure out a problem.  By using our brains and thinking calmly about questions we can find the answer.  Friends and working together can also help us to solve problems.

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MAKING JUDGEMENTS

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Sometimes we will be asked to make a decision based on our reading.  By looking at the details and information we can make good judgements about a story.

For example: It is not a smart idea to have an alligator for a pet.

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