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BLUE ROK Reading
ROK Reading Techniques cards game
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assertion | A declaration or statement that is made forcefully (as if no supporting evidence were necessary); Example - All men are created equal. |
| Author’s purpose | Writers usually write to explain or inform; persuade; entertain (Knowing which one the author uses will help readers interpret the information) |
| Author’s technique | The skill and craft of the writer lies in the use of literary techniques to create an interesting text. |
| Bias | having a preference for or against something; Example - My daughter is the cutest girl in the whole world. |
| Cause and Effect | The relationship between events when one is the reason for the other; Example - A major snowstorm caused school to be cancelled because the roads are blocked by snow and ice. |
| Comparative Judgment | A comparison is made between texts or other things by examining specific attributes, traits, attitudes, and so on. |
| Compares | to consider or describe the similarities; to examine in order to note the similarities and differences; Example - Apes and humans have similar characteristics. |
| Conclusion | a decision or the end of a story. |
| Contrast | the difference of things that are compared; differences |
| Critique | to give a review- to make a judgment based on certain standards; Example - I think Sandra Bullock did a great job playing her role as a concerned mom in the movie “The Blind Side”. |
| Details | specific information, not vague or general; full description |
| Fact | something that is true about a subject and can be tested or proven; a concept whose truth can be proven; Example - George W. Bush served two terms as President of the United States. |
| Opinion | what someone thinks about that subject and is not necessarily true or untrue; Example - I think the summer will go by quickly. |
| Index | Something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference, especially to show where something can be located in a book or text, usually found in the back of a book. |
| Inference | to decide or predict something based on background knowledge and a text or information given; Example - She knew it was a surprise party when she saw the familiar cars parked in front of her house—and it was her birthday. |
| Informational Advertisement | The idea is to give an ad the look of an official article to give it more credibility. This also helps to generate a good reputation |
| Main idea | the central thought of a passage or text; the most important point that a writer wishes to express |
| Informational Text | text that explains ideas, gives directions or shows how to do something |
| Mood | the emotion that you feel while you are reading; Example - Some literature makes you feel sad; others joyful, still others, angry. |
| Paraphrase or Rephrase | express the same message in different words; Example – When you retell or rewrite something using your own words, not the words of others. |
| Prediction | a statement about the future or what you think will happen; Example - I think that the boy is going to fall in love with the girl at the end of the book. |
| Propaganda | biased or one-sided information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause; Example - commercials for some politicians. |
| Restate | to say, state, or perform again |
| Sequence | a following of one thing after another in certain order; Example - First, you wake up. Then, you brush your teeth. Next, you get dressed. And finally, you leave for school. |
| Summarize | taking larger selections of text and reduce them to their bare essentials-• pull out main ideas; • focus on key details; • use key words and phrases;• break down the larger ideas;• write only enough to convey the gist; • take succinct but complete notes |
| Table of Contents | information concerning the book's chapters or sections and their page numbers (at the front of the book) |
| Theme | a unifying idea in a literary or work |
| Topic | a sentence that states the subject of its paragraph; often appears as the first sentence in the paragraph |
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