| A | B |
|---|
| visualize | make a picture in your brain |
| plot | problems-conflict-solution |
| personal experiences | think about something similar that happened to you |
| context clues | keep reading |
| headers and subheaders | for nonfiction books |
| compound words | two words that can go together to make one word |
| sequencing | examples: first, then, last |
| setting | where and when did the story happen |
| multiple-meaning words | examples: run, can, make |
| synonyms | same |
| antonyms | opposite |
| glossary | found in the back of the book |
| main idea | the overall idea of the story |
| details | one part of the story |
| characters | who is the story about |
| homonyms | examples: eye & I; hear & here |
| suffixes | examples: -er, -ing, -ed, -s |
| facts | can be proven |
| opinion | "I think" or "I feel" are clues |
| idioms | examples: "pig out", "don't bug me", "I have butterflies in my stomach" |
| predictions | think about what will happen next |
| cause and effect | what and why it happened |
| compare and contrast | alike and different |
| inferences and drawing conclusions | figure out what is happening without being told |
| charts and graphs | may involve numbers |
| author's viewpoint/purpose | Why the story was written or the author's opinion |
