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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Main Idea
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This is what the reading selection is mostly about.
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Supporting Details
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These are the facts and descriptions that make the reading interesting.
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Non-Fiction
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Selections that are about real things or events.
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Fiction
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Selections that are about made-up things or events.
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Title
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This contains clue words that hint at what the selection will be about.
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Details
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The facts and descriptions that add interest to a reading selection.
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Key Words
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The most important word(s) or phrase (group of words) in a question or selection.
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Scan
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QUICKLY running your eyes over the reading material while looking for something.
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Summarize
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The action of bringing a story or selection down to its most basic ideas (verb).
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Summary
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A short version of the selection in its most basic ideas (noun).
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Theme
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The topic; It is usually, one word that describes the main idea of a story or selection; The theme is "bigger" and more general than the main idea. Examples would be love, friendship, health, etc.
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Retelling
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A re-told version of a story using many details; a reader's version of a story or selection told using specific details and lots of descriptions (noun).
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Retell
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What someone does using their own words, when they tell a story over again using specific details and lots of descriptions (verb).
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