let’s play reading strategies: predictions cause & effect
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Reading Reading Strategies: Strategies: PredictionsPredictions
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Where should you look for clues
when making a prediction?
In the text.
What should you do after looking for clues in the
story?
Combine the clues with
background knowledge to
make a prediciton.
What should you do after you make
a prediction?
Verify your prediction.
As you read, if you are given new or
additional information, what might you need to do to your original
prediction?
Revise your prediction.
“Kaelyn did all of her homework, she made sure to ask questions in class
when she didn’t understand something, and she studied hard.”
Make a prediction: How will Kaelyn do on her Mid-Unit Benchmark test?
Kaelyn will get a good grade!
What is the cause in the following sentence?
I drank my Slurpee too fast and got a brain
freeze.
Cause: I drank my Slurpee too fast.
What is the effect in the following sentence?
Brian finished the race and won a trophy.
Effect: He won a trophy.
Is the underlined part the cause or the effect?
Jennifer is really nice to me, so she is my best
friend.
The effect
Is the underlined part the cause or the effect?
Doofy McDooferson didn’t study for his test and received a D on it.
The cause
Identify both the cause and the effect.
Jada got checked out of school early because she
had a dentist appointment.
Cause: Jada had a dentist appointment.
Effect: She was checked out of school
early.
What are your five senses?
Sight, hearing, taste, touch, and
smell.
What is sensory language?
Description that appeals to one or more of your five
senses.
To what sense does the following phrase
appeal?
“The blade of grass tickled my foot.”
Touch
To what sense does the following phrase
appeal?
“The rain hit the pavement with a crisp
sizzle.”
Hearing
Why do authors use sensory language?
To help readers visualize story
elements.
What is the meaning of distrusted in the
following sentence?
“Martha distrusted George because he had
lied to her before.”
Not able to trust.
What is the meaning of misspell in the following
sentence?
“When I edit my paper, I have to make sure I didn’t
misspell any words.”
To spell incorrectly.
What is the meaning of preschool in the
following sentence?
“Remember your preschool rules: keep your hands and feet to
yourself.”
School before required school.
What is the meaning of reheat in the
following sentence?
“Mom said to reheat the leftovers for
lunch.”
To heat again.
What is the meaning of misplace in the
following sentence?
“I always seem to misplace my pen.”
To put in the wrong place.
How do you make the plural form of the noun potato?
Add –es.
Potatoes
How would you rewrite the sentence using the plural
form of the underlined noun?
I saw the deer run into the forest.
“I saw the deer run into the
forest.”
What is a proper noun?
Specific names of people, places, things, or ideas.
Proper nouns are capitalized.
How would you change each noun in
parentheses to its plural form?
(Police officer) protect the (life) of (person).
Police officers protect the lives
of people.
How would you change each noun in parentheses
to its possessive form?
(Mom) new car is parked at
my (grandparents) home.
Mom’s new car is parked at my grandparents’
home.
What should you always do when writing proper
nouns?
Capitalize them.
What is wrong in the following sentence?
“Our heros are MLK, Jr. and rosa parks.”
Heroheroes
MLKM.L.K., Jr.
rosa parks Rosa Parks
What is the meaning of exclaim in the following
sentence?
“We should raise our hands not just exclaim
our answers.”
To shout out.
How should you verify your
predictions?
You check your predictions
against what happens in the
rest of the story.
What can an author do to bring to life
the setting, characters, and
action in a narrative?
Use sensory language.
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Using sensory language, describe our classroom.
Answers will vary.
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