Transcript Reading First Unit 1 Review

Unit 1 Review
O’Neal Elementary
4th Grade
Dictionary Skills
• A dictionary tells the readers the meaning
of a word.
• The reader will have to decide which
meaning is being used from the context.
• A dictionary includes symbols that show
how to pronounce each part of a word and
which part is accented.
• dictionary test tutor
Vocabulary/Word Work:
Compound Words
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details
• Main Idea is the most important
point of a paragraph or entire
nonfiction text. Supporting details
are statements that help prove the
point or explain the main idea.
• Main Idea
• Main Idea and Supporting Details
Comprehension:
Make Inferences/ Analyze
Character
• Like real people, characters in stories have
traits, or qualities that give them their
personalities.
• A character’s emotions can change often. A
character’s traits are longer lasting parts of their
personality.
• Good readers begin to analyze a character’s traits
by noting how he or she is described by the
author or the other characters.
• Good readers also pay attention to the
character’s words, and actions to help identify
character traits.
Comprehension:
Make Inferences/ Analyze
Character
• Inference Character Actions
• Character Tutor
Comprehension
Summarize
• A summary is a retelling of the most
important facts, ideas, and events in
a text. A summary should be in your
own words.
• Summarize as You Read
Assonanace
• Assonance is the repetition of vowel
sounds within a short passage of verse
or prose.
• Examples
• Try to light the fire.
• He gave a nod to the officer with the
pocket.
• fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks.
• Hayden plays a lot.
Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison not
using the words like or as.
• A couple examples would be "The shirt is fire-engine red"
and "The cars are sky blue".
• I AM LAS VEGAS
• I am Las Vegas growing by the infinite
awake morning by night,
or day.
I am Las Vegas
My hand is the sand.
Text Feature: Diagram
• Diagrams can help a reader visualize
information explained in the text.
• Diagrams usually contain labels that help
to identify each part.
• Captions explain the diagram as a whole.
• Diagrams provide additional information
that may not appear within the text.
• Look at the diagram on page 103 and
calculate how many miles is earth from the
sun.
Reading A Diagram
Food Chain Diagram
Photosynthesis Diagram
Reading
Timelines
• We use timelines to organize
information according to the time or
date that they happen.
Comprehension
Problem and Solution
• All stories have problems and
solutions.
• The Cat in the Hat
• What is the problem?
• What is the solution?
• What could be another name for The
Cat in the Hat?
Reading
Maps
• Compass rose- shows
the cardinal direction:
North, South, East,
West.
• What state is North
of Missouri? South?
East? West?
Reading a Chart
Our Class’ Favorite Snack
Apples
Potato
Chips
Popcorn
Peanut
butter
crackers