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What does the act of writing help you learn about yourself?
- how to test your skills
- what topics interest you
- how you compare to others
- what you think and feel
What you think and how you feel about specific topics is a big part of who you are―but you may not know these things until you say them out loud or write them down.
What you think and how you feel about specific topics is a big part of who you are―but you may not know these things until you say them out loud or write them down.
What you think and how you feel about specific topics is a big part of who you are―but you may not know these things until you say them out loud or write them down.
What you think and how you feel about specific topics is a big part of who you are―but you may not know these things until you say them out loud or write them down.
Which reading strategy requires you to guess at a story’s meaning, based on the story’s details?
- making inferences
- previewing
- predicting
- decoding words
Most stories don’t state their message directly. You have to guess at the meaning based on what happens to the characters and other details.
Most stories don’t state their message directly. You have to guess at the meaning based on what happens to the characters and other details.
Most stories don’t state their message directly. You have to guess at the meaning based on what happens to the characters and other details.
Most stories don’t state their message directly. You have to guess at the meaning based on what happens to the characters and other details.
Reread these two sentences from the article that Octavio read about Vietnamese family
altars.
After a family member has died, photographs of the person are set on the altar
along with candles and incense. Relatives and friends come to pay their respects to the deceased
person and the family and to say prayers.
What inference can you make about this
particular ritual, based on the textual evidence?
- It happens only when someone famous dies.
- It happens long after the death of a loved one.
- It is a time of great joy and celebration.
- It is a sad and very solemn occasion.
The family members perform this ritual right when a loved one has died. There are prayers and words of respect―not funny stories and laughter.
The family members perform this ritual right when a loved one has died. There are prayers and words of respect―not funny stories and laughter.
The family members perform this ritual right when a loved one has died. There are prayers and words of respect―not funny stories and laughter.
The family members perform this ritual right when a loved one has died. There are prayers and words of respect―not funny stories and laughter.
In “The Stork and the Watermelons,” what is the poor farmer doing when the stork falls from the sky?
- trying to buy his neighbor’s field
- dreaming of one day becoming rich
- hunting for gold in the river
- resting from working hard in his field
The poor farmer has good character―he’s not only kind and generous, but also hard-working.
The poor farmer has good character―he’s not only kind and generous, but also hard-working.
The poor farmer has good character―he’s not only kind and generous, but also hard-working.
The poor farmer has good character―he’s not only kind and generous, but also hard-working.
What do readers use most often to make inferences about the meaning of a story?
- outside research about related topics
- topic sentences and bold-faced words
- explanations provided by the author
- details about events and characters
Making inferences helps you decide what a story means by putting clues together, and those clues are details in the story itself.
Making inferences helps you decide what a story means by putting clues together, and those clues are details in the story itself.
Making inferences helps you decide what a story means by putting clues together, and those clues are details in the story itself.
Making inferences helps you decide what a story means by putting clues together, and those clues are details in the story itself.
Where can you expect to read informational text?
- only in a language arts class
- in most of your classes
- only in science class
- in your favorite novel
Textbooks are examples of informational text, and most of your classes require you to learn information from them. In some classes, your teacher provides handouts with informational text about important topics.
Textbooks are examples of informational text, and most of your classes require you to learn information from them. In some classes, your teacher provides handouts with informational text about important topics.
Textbooks are examples of informational text, and most of your classes require you to learn information from them. In some classes, your teacher provides handouts with informational text about important topics.
Textbooks are examples of informational text, and most of your classes require you to learn information from them. In some classes, your teacher provides handouts with informational text about important topics.
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