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Close Reading
  1. Reading with a pencil in hand to annotate the text
  2. Looking for patterns the author is providing
  3. Ask how and why questions about things you've noticed
Author's Purpose
Think of the author's purpose as a pie.
The author is writing to SERVE you slice of purpose pie. They are either writing to inform you, entertain you, or persuade you. 
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cherry pie
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
  • Fiction=Fake
(mysteries, romances)
Great 3rd grade fiction-https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/3rd-grade
  • Nonfiction=Fact
(biographies, newspapers)
Great 3rd grade nonfiction-https://www.readbrightly.com/nonfiction-books-kids-recommend/
5 Essential Elements of a Story
  1. ​Characters​
  2. Setting
  3. Plot
  4. Conflict
  5. Resolution
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"The MORE that you READ, 
the MORE things you
will know.
The MORE that you LEARN, the MORE place you will go."
-Dr. Seuss
Q.A.R.
​    Question, Answer,        Relationship
This strategy is used for reading comprehension.
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To read more, visit: http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship 
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