Reading skills

Spartical order

Descriptive writing organizes observations so scenes can be visualized.

Order of importance

Supporting evidence is arranged in the order from most important to least important

Problem and Solution

author presents a problem and a possible solution

Claim ( Argument )

a position taken in the argument; the thesis

cause and effect

The reason something happens and the result of it happening.

Primary purpose/ Authors purpose

why the author wrote the text

Summary

A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.

Fact

Information that can be proven or disproven

Sequential order

A pattern of organization that shows the order of steps or stages in a process.

Argumentative writing

writing to persuade the reader to agree with the ideas/argument of the author

Opinion

information based on feeling

Compare and Contrast

finding similarities and differences between 2 ideas

Controversial

a statement or belief that goes against the average societal opinion

Connotation

a meaning implied by a word that has an emotional feeling to it; the feeling a word conveys.

Index

an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers; helps readers quickly locate specific topics.

Main Idea

the central point of the passage

Transition words

Phrases/words used to link sentences, paragraphs or ideas together (first, next etc...

Context Clues/Contextual Analysis

hints that the author gives within the text to help define a difficult or unusual word

Draw Conclusion

to make final comment/summation on what has been read or written

Inference

use clues or evidence to make a guess or conclusion about something that isn't directly stated; educated guess

Generalization

Taking what you've seen or learned from specific information and apply it to a whole group.

Chronological order

the order in which events happen in time

Author's attitude

how an author feels towards a specific subject ; tone

Table of contents

lists chapter names or section titles along with their page numbers

Syntactic cue

a clue from the way words are arranged in a sentence that helps you understand the meaning.

Informational text Analysis

carefully looking at a nonfiction text to understand what it's saying and how it's organized.

Tone

authors feelings toward a topic demonstrated through their choice of words; sets emotional atmosphere of the text

Criticism

an author's judgment/opinion about an idea or topic

Summarize

to sum up