Reading 2 - Master Reader

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Comprehension

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An understanding of what has been read

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Active reading

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Ask questions, find answers and react to the author's ideas

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Skimming

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Look for Italics, Boldface type, titles, headings, pictures, graphs, summaries and questions

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SQ3R

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Survey, Questions, Read, Recite and Review

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Reading process

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Before, During and After Reading

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Context Clues

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Synonyms, Antonyms, General sense of the passage, and Examples

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Synonym

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a word that has the same or nearly the

same meaning - Synonym signal words are: or, that is

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Antonym

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a word that has the opposite meaning

of another word -

Antonym signal words are: but, not, unlike, in

contrast, yet, however.

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General sense or idea of the passage

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Use definitions, descriptions, logic and reasoning skills

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Examples

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An example is provided of the word.

Example signal words indicate that an example is coming: for instance, such as, consists of, including

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Root

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basic or main part of a word

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Prefix

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group of letters added to the beginning of

a root word to make a word

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Suffix

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group of letters added to the end of a root

word to make a word

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Main Idea

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A main idea is the most important point the author is making about the topic; and it usually includes the topic and the author’s attitude or opinion about the topic.

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Topic

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A topic (the general idea or subject). It can be stated in a sentence or just a few words.

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Topic Sentence

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a single sentence that states the author’s

main idea

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Supporting details - Major detail

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directly explains, develops, illustrates,

or supports the main idea

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Supporting details - Minor detail

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explains, develops, illustrates, or

supports a major detail

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Summary

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a brief, clear restatement of the most

important points of a paragraph or passage

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Annotation

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a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text

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Outline

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shows the relationship between the main idea, major supporting details, and minor supporting details

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Formal Outline

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uses Roman numerals to indicate the main idea, capital letters to indicate the major details, and Arabic numbers to indicate

minor details

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Concept map

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a diagram that shows the flow of ideas from

the main idea to the supporting details

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Implied main idea

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a main idea that is not stated directly

but is strongly suggested by the supporting details in the passage

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Questions to find out the implied main idea

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What is the topic, or subject, of the paragraph?

What are the major supporting details?

Based on the details about the topic, what point or main idea is the author trying to get across?

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Central point

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the main idea of a passage made

up of two or more paragraphs

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Overgeneralization

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to generalize beyond appropriate or justified limits.

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Transitions

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words and phrases that signal thought patterns by showing the logical relationships within a sentence and between sentences

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Generalization and Example patterns

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author makes a general statement and then offers an example or a series of examples to clarify the generalization

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Comparison and Contrast patterns

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Comparison points out the ways in which two or more ideas are alike.

Contrast points out the ways in which two or more ideas are different.

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Comparison

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ways in which two or more ideas are alike

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Contrast

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ways in which two or more ideas are different

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Cause and Effect pattern

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A cause states why something happens.

An effect states a result or outcome.

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Purpose

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the reason the author writes about a topic

• To inform, to persuade, to entertain

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Tone

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emotion or mood of the author’s written voice

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Objective Tone

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Objective (impartial)

• Impartial

• Unbiased

• Neutral

• Formal

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Subjective Tone

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Subjective (personal)

• Personal

• Biased

• Emotional

• Informal

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Three Categories of Purpose

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To inform, to persuade and to entertain

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Primary Purpose

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the author’s main reason for writing the passage

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Verbal irony

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occurs when the author’s words state one

thing, but imply the opposite

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Situational irony

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occurs when the events of a situation

differ from what is expected

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Inference (Conclusion)

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an idea that is suggested by the facts or details in a situation or a passage

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False inference

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a wrong conclusion that is not based on the details or facts

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Argument

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made up of two types of statements:

• Author’s claim: the main point of the argument

• The supports: the evidence or reasons that support the

author’s claim.