3-Part Response:
1. Restate the question.
2. Answer the question in your own words.
3. Cite textual evidence.
(Author, Year, Page #).
Text-Based Evidence Stems:
These are helpful to transition into your citations! Change them up in your writing to make it more interesting to read.
The text states,
According to the text,
On page ____ the author stated,
Based on what I read,
Additionally,
Furthermore the text states,
Vocabulary Strategies:
- Use context clues:
Look at the words before and after the unknown word: REREAD!
- What part of speech is the word?
Is it describing or doing?
noun, verb, adjective, adverb...
- Are there prefixes or suffixes?
Prefixes and suffixes may alter the meaning of the base word.
examples:
understand, misunderstand
like, dislike
helpless, helpful
- Predict the meaning of the word:
Try to guess the meaning of the word using the above strategies.
- Plug it in:
Replace the word with your predicted meaning. Does it make sense?
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