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Q3 Reading Review. Use this power point to review our work in reading for 4th Grade – Q3. The details in expository text help define the main idea of the article. All details must support the topic of the piece. Details. I can use context to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Q3 Reading Review Use this power point to review our work in reading for 4th Grade – Q3.
The details in expository text help define the main idea of the article. • All details must support the topic of the piece. Details
I can use context to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Look for context clues: • Look at the words around the word. • Think about what the word means to the story. Vocabulary in Context
I can explain, locate /use specific graphic features of text • Title- The title of a story. • Subtitle- The text that is at the beginning of a paragraph used to introduce the topic. • Bold lettering- use of a font to draw attention. • Pictures/ illustrations – used to illustrate what the text says. Text Features
The vocabulary questions that look like dictionary entries use three or four definitions. • Choose the definition that FITS the article or story. Dictionary Entries
I can describe forms of poetry: • Stanza: a group of lines in a poem. • Lines: a single group of words in a poem, similar to a sentence. • Rhyme: the repetition of similar sounds in a line of poetry. • Rhyme Scheme: the rhyming pattern of a poem (e.g. – every pair of lines rhyme) Poetry
Types of poetry: • Rhyming poem: certain lines in a poem rhyme. • Free verse: a poem that has no rhyming pattern. • Haiku: a poem having three lines that do not rhyme; the three lines have 5, 7, and 5 syllables. • List poem: a poem that reads like a list of adjectives about an object. • Couplet: a poem where pairs of lines rhyme. (every two lines rhyme with each other) Poetry
I can recognize sensory language: • Sound words: chirping, hissing, laughing, screaming • Touch words: stinging, tickling, scorching • Taste words: bitter, tangy, fruity, hot • Smell words: flowery, minty, sweet, spoiled • Sight words: bulky, small, huge, tiny Sensory Language
I can describe the structural elements particular to dramatic literature. • Stage directions: details given that describe what a character does. These are usually written in parenthesis and are in italics. • Prologue: an introductory paragraph that describes the setting and provides background information for the reader. • Scene: the minor sections of a play. These can take place in different settings. Drama
I can summarize and explain the lesson or message of a work of fiction and its theme. • The theme or lesson is usually in sentence form. • It is a moral lesson or author’s message to the reader. • It is often implied. Theme
Some examples of theme: • To have friends you need to be one. • It is better to give than to receive. • Hope can prevail even in the worst of times. Theme
I can determine the author’s purpose for writing a piece: • To entertain = fiction • To inform = expository/ NF • To persuade = expository/ NF Author’s Purpose
I can describe the interactions of characters and the changes they undergo. Such as: • Feelings • Similarities/ differences • Changes over time Character Interactions
I can use background knowledge or schema + text evidence to support my comprehension and make inferences. • BK + TE = Inference in Comprehension • Inferences are not stated in the text. They come from the reader’s feelings. Inference
A simile compares two things using like or as. • Example: Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. • Hyperbole is a form of exaggeration. • Example: I’ve told you a million times! • An idiom is a group of words not meant to be taken literally. • Example: Its raining cats and dogs. • A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike items. • Example: You are my guardian angel. I can determine how sensory language was used: Figurative Language
I can sequence and summarize the plot’s main events and explain their influence on future events: climax Solution Problem falling action rising action Plot exposition conclusion plot summary graphic Which event happens right before the next event in sequence?
This genre has these particular elements: • Real events, people, and places • The events that take place could happen Realistic Fiction
Characters • Plot • Setting • Conflict (problem) • Resolution (solution) Elements of Fiction