Unit 1: Reading Strategies

What part of the plot introduces the characters, setting, and main conflict?

Which character is the GOOD GUY or MAIN CHARACTER?

What type of connection occurs when the reader connects the text to a social issue?

What part of the plot map identifies the turning point of the story?

Which POV knowns EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYONE involved?

Which reading strategy occurs when the reader makes a guess and uses text evidence to prove it?

Which reading strategy occurs when you form an OPINION about characters, setting, or conflict?

What part of the plot map tells the reader how loose ends are tied up?

Which part of the PLOT MAP contains the MOST EVENTS or CONFLICTS?

What reading strategy is used to document questions about the text?

Events in the PLOT MAP occur in ________ order.

used to GIVE INSTRUCTIONS, DIRECTIONS, or “HOW TO” scenarios*PASSIVE VOICE! *NO narrator

What part of the plot map is where the REASONABLE ENDING occurs?

a character WITHIN the story tells THEIR OWN own experiences or thoughts

Which reading strategy occurs when the authors use SENSES to create pictures in the mind?

What character is the BAD GUY or the person who goes against the main character?

What is the literary word for PROBLEM?

What is time and place of a story?

Which reading strategy focuses on the central idea or message of the story?

Which of the following is NOT a way to MAKE CONNECTIONS while close reading?