What is scholastic scholars?
SCHOLASTIC SCHOLARS is all about looking at the intricacies in reading. We focus on the skills and strategies that help us to become better readers. As important as it is to read for pleasure and fun, it is also important to spend time focusing on how to read with purpose and educated skill.
Identifying the sequence of events in a story helps a reader better understand the order of events. You can identify explicit (obvious) sequence relationships because of clue words such as first, then, next, after, and last. If the sequence is implicit (hidden), there may not be any clues words and you will have to figure it out on your own. Words such as while, meanwhile, and during can show when events happen at the same time. This skill also helps readers recognize patterns to better determine cause and effect.
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An author writes for many purposes, some of which are to inform, entertain, persuade, or express a mood or feeling. An author may have more than one purpose for writing. The author's purpose may be directly stated, but sometimes you have to figure it out on your own. When readers can identify the author's purpose, they can also figure out how best to read the text. For example, if the author's purpose is to inform, readers should read the text slowly so that they can remember the information. If it is to entertain, they can read it a bit faster and focus on creating their own mind-movie!
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Readers identify literary elements as an initial starting point to help them understand the story. Knowing who the characters are, the setting and where the story takes place , the plot and what happens in the text, and the theme and the big idea of the story, are all extremely important to understand and comprehend the story. Often, when a reader understands the literary elements, they can anticipate what will come next in the story. For example, if you know the characters and how they act and think, you can guess how they will react to new situations that develop in the plot of the story. This is a great strategy to building comprehension!
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The main idea is the most important idea from a paragraph, passage, or article. The details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea. The main idea is the primary concept of a passage, paragraph, or article. It represents the essential point that the author is trying to convey. The main idea may be clearly stated as a sentence often referred to as the topic sentence or thesis. The main idea is usually reinforced by a series of other points or details which support the main idea. These are called supporting ideas and may also be stated or implied.
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Identifying cause and effect relationships within a story can help readers to focus on two important elements of comprehension: what happens in the story and why it happened. Looking for cause and effect gives readers an opportunity to look carefully at the consequences of characters' actions and to think about how different actions might have different effects. Remember... a cause is an action or event the makes something else (the effect) happen. Clue words such as because, so, and since sometimes signal a cause-effect relationship. Sometimes you must figure out for yourself that one thing causes another.
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A reader will draw a conclusion when they form an opinion based on what they already know along with the facts and details in a text. Readers use their background knowledge on a topic to think of things they already know about the topic. Then they can use the specific facts and details of the text to help them determine an important idea about what they are reading. Often times the text doesn't directly tell the reader this important idea, so it is up to the reader to draw the conclusion. This can help readers get more ideas from what you read. A reader can check an author’s conclusions or their own conclusions by asking "is it accurate?"
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A reader will use clue words to determine if what they are reading is a fact or an opinion. Words that evaluate something, like best or most can be clue words that the statement is an opinion.
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Some common examples are illustrations, photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, graphs, and timelines. First, start by reading the text. Then, compare the information in the text with information in the graphic sources.
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A reader can identify different generalizations with clue words such as all, most, always, usually, or generally signal generalizations. It helps readers make inferences that are not directly stated in the text.
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A reader can identify different generalizations with clue words such as all, most, always, usually, or generally signal generalizations. It helps readers make inferences that are not directly stated in the text.
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