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Reading Strategies and

Skills

Unit 6 Week 3
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and
April
24, 2015
Key Details

ComprehensionTest
Strategy:
Date:
Summarize
- Summarizing is a key part of reading
strategically. You need to determine the most
import ideas in a text and then restate the
ideas in your own words in a logical sequence.
Summarizing teaches you to recognize
important information, eliminate unnecessary
information, and rethink what you have read.
Ask yourself What is this passage about?
Answer who, what, where, when, why, and
how?

Genre: Expository Text

- Expository text presents information
that describes or explains a topic. Ideas
in expository text are organized in a
logical manner to best support readers
understanding. May use technical
terms to explain scientific ideas and
may include a flowchart to describe
steps in a process
-For extra practice, refer to Practice
Workbook page 276. Also refer to The

Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
- Context clues in a text can help you
determine the meanings of unfamiliar
words. When you see an unfamiliar
word, look for words in the rest of the
sentence or the paragraph that make
comparisons or show a relationship
between the unfamiliar word and a
word or idea that is familiar.
-For extra practice, refer to Practice
Workbook page 277. Also refer to
The RWW book p. 417 and the Word
Study Center.

-In expository text, the main idea is the

authors most important thought or point.
However, many times an author may not
state the main idea directly. To determine an
unstated main idea, you should identify key
details in the paragraph, section, or
passage. You should look for examples,
facts, and other information that explains an
idea or topic.
-For extra practice, refer to Practice
Workbook pages 272-276. Also refer to The

Vocabulary Menu - Homework

Due on Thursday, May 8, 2014
extract
foliage
resilient

alternative
hypothesis
saturated

correspond
protein

To get an A, complete 3 of the following,

To get a B, complete 2 of the following;
To get a C, complete 1 of the following;
To get a F, complete 0 of the following
1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.

7.

Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary

words.
Make a word search puzzle using all of the
vocabulary words (list the words at the
bottom).
Define all the words.
Make a crossword puzzle using all of the
vocabulary words (with clues for each word).
Create some type of review game with the
vocabulary words.
Create a vocabulary quiz (and answer key) with
the vocabulary words.
Create vocabulary flashcards.

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