3rd Grade Visit

Words that mean the opposite of each other

Taking what you know and what the text says to make an informed decision about the text.

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

Bold print, italics, maps timelines, captions, photographs, table of contents, glossary, index

Text that is meant to explain or inform the reader about a topic.

A result of an event that happens

Words that have the same meaning.

The message or lesson of the story. . . "I learned that. . . "

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about.  WHO DID WHAT?

Short paragraph that includes just the most important events of the plot in order

Added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning of the word

The events of the story in the order they happened.

Words that sound and/or look alike but have different meanings

Added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of a word

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem/solution, and plot.  

Step by step instructions that you follow to complete a task

Written in lines and stanzas; often has rhyming words; conveys meaning

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story