2. Reading Tips Power Point

3. THE MAIN IDEA Main Idea What is the story MOSTLY about Supporting details

4. Good readers always pay attention to the details that support the Main Idea.

5. AUTHORS PURPOSE Ask yourself: Why did the author write this story ?  Is the author trying to persuade me to share his/her opinion about something ?  Is it an information (expository) text that gives me facts, dates and figures.  Is it just an entertaining story (fiction)?  Is it explaining how to do something?

6. Authors Purpose Persuade Inform Entertain Express

7. LITERARY ELEMENTS CharactersSettingPlot

8. Story Character Personal Traits Thoughts & Feelings How do they change Actions

9. THE STORY PROBLEM Plot What goes wrong for the main character? How do they try to solve the problem? Climax - The plot thickens after a series of events Resolution how is the problem solved?

10. Think about the story setting and how it affects the plot!

11. HOW AUTHORS ORGANIZE THEIR WRITING Ask yourself: What technique is the author using to share the text  Flashback  Sequencing – Telling events in the order that they occur (chronological order)  Problem and Solution  Comparing and contrasting  Narrative - personal experience  Cause and effect  Does the author use lists or timelines

12. Inferences and Conclusion s Make connection s with self, other texts and the world Look for clues Use your schema Look for details to support your conclusion

13. WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE? Prove your answers Make an educated guess

14. Fact & Opinions ********* Good readers know the difference between facts and opinions

15. A Good Summary A good summary tells what the WHOLE story is about Beginning Middle End

16. A FEW MORE REMINDERS Things to remember  Multiple Meaning words  Use context clues to figure out difficult words  Look at the root word  Think about the prefix and suffix in a word  Look for synonyms and antonyms

17. Get ready to have a Beautiful Day of STAAR testing. ***************** Read and Reread as you Unwrap your wonderful new stories. I bet they are going to be exciting and amazing. You’re only a few reads away from getting commended!!!! *********