Reading Strategies TKMVocabulary The Five Paragraph Essay Plot

As a Reading Strategy, what is to Question?

What is to ask questions while you read.

As a Reading Strategy, what is to Connect?

What is to connect personally with what you are reading.

As a Reading Strategy, what is to Predict?

What is to try to figure out what will happen next.

As a Reading Strategy, what is to Clarify?

What is to pause occasionally to review what you’ve read.

As a Reading Strategy, what is to evaluate?

What is to form opinions both while you’re reading and after you’ve finished.

Who is Harper Lee, and what type of famous award did she receive?

a.She is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and she received The Pulitzer Prize in Literature.

The city and state where the novel takes place.

What is Maycomb, Alabama.

During the time of the novel, the United States was going through this

What is the Great Depression.

At the trial, many townspeople were upset because Atticus planned to do this.

What is really intending to defend Tom Robinson?

Boo Radley was locked in the courthouse basement after he did this

What is attacking his dad with scissors?

True or False…this sentence is being used correctly: Oftentimes people must have strictures put on them.

What is true.

Define Apothecary

What is a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs.

Define Concession

What is compromise.

Define Predilection.

A preference, a strong liking.

Arbitrated means: a.The act of improving b.Irritated,annoyed,angered c.Settled by an independent party d.Silly, stupid

c. Settled by an independent party

What is the first section of an essay called?

The introduction

What should be in the introduction in order to get people “hooked” into reading the essay?

A rhetorical question or quote

What does each of the body paragraphs of a five paragraph essay begin with?

A topic sentence

What is the end of an essay called?

The conclusion

How should you wrap up your essay in the conclusion?

Recap/restate and remind by restating the thesis statement

What is exposition?

This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict

What is rising action?

This part of the story begins to develop the conflict(s).

What is the climax?

This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict.

What is falling action?

All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.

What is resolution?

The story comes to a reasonable ending.