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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.

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