let’s play reading strategies: predictions narrative elements
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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.
“Sam did all his homework, he made sure to ask questions in class when he didn’t understand something, and
he studied hard.”
Make a prediction: How will Sam do on his Mid-Unit Benchmark test?
Sam will get a good grade!
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when a story takes place.
All complete narratives must
have setting, _____, plot, and
conflict.
Characters
When thinking about narratives, what is another word for
conflict?
Problem
“A cold wind blew through my hair as I
climbed down the rocky slope.”
In this passage, the wind and slope are part
of the _______.
Setting
“Jessica had long, curly brown hair that seemed to
take on a life of its own and refused to be tamed.”
Describing Jessica’s appearance tells us more
about which narrative element.
Character
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.
Rewrite the sentence using the plural form of the
underlined noun: I saw the deer run into the forest.
What is “I saw the deer run into the
forest.”?
What is a proper noun?
Specific names of people, places, things, or ideas.
Change each noun in parentheses to its
plural form.
(Police officer) protect the (life) of (person).
Police officers, lives, and people.
Change each noun in parentheses to its possessive form.
(Mom) new car is parked at my
(grandparents) home.
Mom’s, grandparents’
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.”
heroes, M.L.K., Jr. 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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