study guide
by: Stephanie Deslaurier
Review this Tonight!
Go to bed at a decent time!
Eat Breakfast!
Eat Second Breakfast!
strategies
runners
RUNNERS
R-Read the title and directions, look at pictures, look at charts and graphs, captions, and any other text feature
U- Underline key words in the questions
N- number paragraphs
N- Now read the selection and as you read,
E-enclose or underline key words in the text
R- Reread the questions and MARK OUT WRONG ANSWERS
S-Select the best answer
stop and jot
taking notes on what paragraphs are mostly about only when you are having a hard time understanding the text
Paired Passage Strategies
- labeling questions/ t-chart- take notes about what is similar and different / note taking WHILE READING and BEFORE READING
poems
then -wright all the words that you know.( do not put, the,of,a,i, all that stuff.) then you read it.
then- read all of the poem.
then- select the best answer
themes
their might have more thin one.
The theme is the most important message in a story. The theme will say something about life or human nature.Sometimes the theme is a moral or short lesson about life.
Inferences
Meaning and Tone.
Central Ideas
Context Clues
Learning words can be hard. If you're not sure what a word means, it helps if you can at least know the information around the word. There are ways of figuring out what a new or unusual word means. One way is to use context clues.
to identify words we don’t know?
-Read the sentence the word is in
-Look at the sentences before and after it
-Read the entire paragraph it is in, if you still cannot figure it out
-use substitution of each answer choice, and read it out loud to yourself to see which word makes the most sense or sounds
Multiple Meaning Words
Figurative Language
simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Assonance
Hyperbole
Idiom
when you say something that has a totally different meaning literally than figuratively
Example: Its raining cats and dogs. It is not LITERally raining cats and dogs, it is raining a lot.
Personification
giving an object or an animal human qualities or characteristics
Imagery
describing something using the five senses
Hyperbole
exaggeration
Alliteration
Assonance
Mood
Tone
how the author feels about the topic or the passage/ story/ etc
Author’s Purpose
persuade, entertain, inform
Denotative Meaning
dictionary definition of the word
Connotative Meaning
Text structures
cause/effect, prob/solution, chronological, compare and contrast, sequential, spatial, descriptive
Theme
Central Idea
Main Idea
Details
Plot
Exposition-the beginning= characters, setting, conflict Setting-when and where the story takes place Characters- antagonist- bad guys Protagonist- good guy Climax- turning point Rising Action- events leading to climax Falling Action- events leading to resolution Resolution- the solution/ how the problem is solved
Conflict-
problem
Types of conflict
man vs man
Ex: batman vs superman
man vs society
Ex: The Boy in the Striped PJs, Number the Stars, The Uglies, Roll of Thunder
man vs self
Ex: Tally had an internal conflict- She wanted to be pretty, but she didn’t want to tell on her friends.
man vs nature
Ex: Hatchet, Castaway,
Internal and external
Character traits
in the text, or by using what characters say, do, how they act, how they dress, and how they think
Dynamic
this character usually changes in the story/ most main characters are dynamic
Static
stays the same and does not change
Inference
make an educated guess
An inference should use information from the text, but should come from your head.
What to do when you get tired or frustrated? Strategies to help you test well?
Bathroom Break and HERO STANCE!
Take deep breaths, put your head down and relax
On the way to school in the morning… LISTEN TO MUSIC YOU LIKE!!!!!
Key words you may need to know-
Analyze
significance
evaluate
describe
support
explain
predict
trace
formulate
FIND YOUR TEXT EVIDENCE FOR EACH QUESTION!