1. CHARACTER, SETTING, PLOT Characters: people or animals that appear in the story Setting: time and place in which the story happens Plot: action or events that happen in the story The plot is the problem/conflict, rising The plot is the problem/conflict, rising actions or events, climax and the resolution/ actions or events, climax and the resolution/ outcome. outcome.

2. MAIN IDEA DETAILS Main idea: the most important point and author makes about a topic. Details: events and information the support the main idea

3. INFERENCES Inferences: logical conclusions about characters and events characters and events Readers use information from the text and their own experiences to make inferences Readers use information from the text and their own experiences to make inferences

4. Cause and Effect Cause: the event or action the makes something happen ( Why did it happen?) Effect: what happens because of an event or action ( What happened as a result?) Cause-and-Effect relationship helps make up the events in a story. Cause-and-Effect relationship helps make up the events in a story. Signal words: because, since, due to, and therefore Signal words: because, since, due to, and therefore

5. GENERALIZATIONS Generalization: a broad statement made by combining facts from the text and the reader’s own prior knowledge It tells what people or things have in common. Clue Words: none, always, usually and many are indicators

6. SUMMARIZATION Summary: a few sentences stating the main idea and an important events of a story main idea and an important events of a story It is brief and does not include unnecessary It is brief and does not include unnecessary details details

7. AUTHOR’S VIEWPOINT Author’s Viewpoint: The way an author thinks about a subject in his or her writing Balanced writing presents both sides, and unbalanced writing presents one side more then the other.

8. CONTRAST AND COMPARE Compare: tell how two or more things are alike Contrast: tell how two of more things are different Clue words are different from, but, unlike, Clue words are different from, but, unlike, like, similar to like, similar to

9. CONTEXT CLUES Context Clues: words that can help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words These words may include synonyms, antonyms, explanations, examples, and descriptions. Clues often appear in the same sentence as the unfamiliar words.

10. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS Drawing conclusions: when you use logical reasoning to consider information in the story and then arrive at a new understanding of the material

11. MAKING JUDGEMENTS Making judgements: forming opinions about someone of something

12. MAKING PREDICTIONS Predictions: statements about what you think might happen in a story of article This statement is usually based on the reader’s knowledge on a subject, illustrations, and the title of the story.

13. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE Author’s Purpose: the reason an author has for writing the story EntertainInformPersuadeExpress

14. VISUALIZATION Visualization: creating a mental picture in your mind Authors help you visualize by using sensory details.