Reading Strategies 8th Grade

 Reading strategies


A. Main idea

1 Determine the main idea of a passage


B. Theme

1 Match the quotations with their themes

2 Determine the themes of short stories


C. Author's purpose and tone

1 Identify author's purpose

2 Which sentence is more formal?

3 Compare passages for tone


D. Text structure

1 Compare and contrast in informational texts

2 Match causes and effects in informational texts

3 Match problems with their solutions

4 Identify text structures 


E. Literary devices

1 Identify sensory details

2 Identify the narrative point of view

3 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

4 Recall the source of an allusion

5 Interpret figures of speech

6 Classify figures of speech

7 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone


F. Analyzing literature

1 Analyze short stories

2 Vocabulary review: Analyze short stories

3 Label the rhyme scheme 


G. Analyzing informational texts

1 Read and understand informational passages

2 Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages

3 Trace an argument

4 Vocabulary review: Trace an argument


H. Comparing texts

1 Compare information from two texts

2 Compare two texts with different genres


I. Visual elements

1 Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

2 Read graphic organizers

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