Reading Unit 1 Review Comprehension Skills

Author’s Purpose What is this skill? Author’s purpose is the reason(s) the author has for writing. An author may write to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas and feelings. The kinds of ideas in the text and the way the author organizes and states these ideas can help you determine the author’s purpose. Why is this important? Understanding the author’s purpose helps good readers determine what information is important to understanding the text. Good readers determine author’s purpose in order to understand the author’s biases and how those biases affect the text.

Sequence What is this skill? Sequence is the order in which events occur in a story. Sometimes events in a story are told out of sequence. Something that happened earlier might be told after something that happened later. Dates, times, and clue words such as first, then, next, last, and during can help you understand the order of events. Why is this important? Good readers need to pay attention to the sequence of events to help them understand the story. As you read a story, ask yourself what the main events were and in what order they occurred.

Main Idea & Details What is this skill? The main idea is the most important thing the author has to say about the topic. It is the most important idea from a paragraph, passage, or article. The details are the small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea. Why is this important? Good readers think about the important things, or key details, to help them determine the main idea. Knowing the main idea and key details will help the reader better comprehend the information about the topic.

Fact and Opinion What is this skill? A fact is a statement that you can prove true or false by looking in a reference book, asking an expert, or using your own knowledge or experience. An opinion cannot be proven true or false. It is a judgment or belief. It often contains words like I believe, I think, best, should, or in my opinion. Why is this important? Good readers are able to identify facts and opinions. They can use facts to tell what is true about a topic. They can use opinions to understand how a character thinks. Thinking about facts and opinions helps readers understand books better.

Cause and Effect What is this skill? An effect is what happens. The cause is why it happens. Clue words such as because, so, and cause sometimes signal a cause-effect relationship. Often you must figure out for yourself that one thing causes another. Why is this important? Good readers ask themselves: What happened? To find the cause, they should ask: Why did it happen? Understanding cause-effect relationships helps readers better comprehend what they are reading. Cause: I am so tired from school. Effect: I am going to bed.

Summarize What is this strategy? When you summarize you determine what is important in text. A summary is a brief retelling of the main points of a text in your own words. Why is this important? Good readers need to summarize as they read. They decide which ideas are important and then put those ideas together in a short statement, or summary. Summarizing as you read can help you remember the important points and connect the main or central ideas.

Draw Conclusions What is this skill? Drawing Conclusions while you read or after your read is forming an opinion based on what you already know and the facts and details in a text. Why is this important? Drawing Conclusions is very important in understanding what is happening in a story. Readers can check authors’ conclusions or their own conclusions by asking: Is this the only logical choice? Are the facts accurate? Good readers can support their conclusions with facts and details from the text.

Vocabulary Strategies Suffixes –ful, -al, -ive, -ist, -ive, -ly Suffixes –ful, -al, -ive, -ist, -ive, -ly Inflectional Endings - -ing, -ed Inflectional Endings - -ing, -ed Multiple Meaning Words Multiple Meaning Words Synonyms Synonyms

Suffixes Word part added to the END of a word Word part added to the END of a word -al changes the word to mean “of or like” memorial – of or like a memory (which word has a suffix – dial, musical, dismal) -ful changes the word to mean “full of” careful – full of care (Which word has a suffix – doubtful, full) -ist changes the word to mean “one who is an expert in” Biologist – one who is an expert in biology (which word has a suffix – gist, geologist) -ive changes the word to mean “tending or inclined to” Creative- tending or inclined to create(which word has a suffix – hive, alive, or impressive) -ly changes the word to mean “in a manner or way that is” Quickly – in a way that is quick(which word has a suffix - fly, happily)

Grammar 4 types of sentences What kind of sentence am I? Look at the board. This is so exciting! I will teach you.

Subjects and Predicates Which part tells WHO or WHAT the sentence is about? Which part tells WHO or WHAT the sentence is about? Which part tells WHAT the ______ is or does? (contains the verb) Which part tells WHAT the ______ is or does? (contains the verb) SIMPLE SUBJECTS/COMPLETE SUBJECTS SIMPLE SUBJECTS/COMPLETE SUBJECTS SIMPLE PREDICATE/COMPLETE PREDICATE SIMPLE PREDICATE/COMPLETE PREDICATE

Complex vs. Compound Sentences

Genres Because of Winn Dixie Realistic Fiction Lewis and Clark and Me Historical Fantasy Grandfather’s Journey Historical Fiction The Horned Toad Prince Modern Fairy Tale Modern Fairy Tale Letters Home from Yosemite Narrative Nonfiction