Author’s Viewpoint
1. The author believes /
thinks / argues that
_____.
2. The author believes /
thinks / argues that ____
because______.
3. To support his / her
belief / argument /
opinion that ____ the
author says / states that
______.
4. The author supports his /
her belief / argument /
opinion that is (stating
the fact / pointing our)
that ________>
Cause and Effect
1. ______ is _____.
2. ______came to ____, so
______ went to _____.
He / She _______,
because________.
3. Since / Because _____ is
_____ decides to ____. If
_____, then ________.
4. Since / Because _____ is
________, ________.
5. Due to the fact that
____, _____ decided to
____. If _____, then
____ would have _____.
6. Due to the fact that
____. If ____ would have
_____, then ________.
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Classifying and
Categorizing
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1. There are ____ types of
____. ____ and ____ are
____. A category is ___.
The categories are ____.
2. ____, ___, and ____, all
have ____, ___ and ___
are all examples of ____.
3. Both ___ and ____ could
be classified as ___. I
should classify ____, and
____ and _____ in the
category of ____.
4. Given the ___ of ____,
we should categorize
them as ____. Since
____ have ____, I should
classify _____ in this
category.
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Compare and Contrast
Compare = Same
Contrast = Different
1. _____ and ____ are
____.
2. Both _____ and _____
have __________.
3. ________ and ______
are both similar because
they both _________.
4. There are several major
differences between
______ and ______. The
most notable is
___________.
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Collaborative
Discussions
1. I think we should
_________________.
2. I think that _________
would be a good symbol
because it represents
___________.
3. Where should we put
_________________?
4. I like your idea about
___________.
Coming to Consensus
Making Inferences
Reaching an Agreement
 Using clues to figure out
what is really happening
in the story.
 Reading “between the
lines”.
1. I like _______’s idea
because__________.
2. I prefer ______’s idea
because___________.
3. I agree that _______
because __________.
4. I agree with you to a
point, but I think that
___________.
5. I am willing to change
my answer because
_______________.
1. ______ are / are not
__________.
2. ________ are / are not
________ because
__________.
3. Based on_________, I
infer that __________.
Making Judgments
1. I believe ________ is
(right / wrong) because
______________.
2. I believe ______ did the
(right / wrong) thing
because _______.
3. I believe _____ should
have _______ because
_____________.
4. I believe ________ did
the (right / wrong) thing,
but ______ should have
_________________>
4. Based on ________, I
infer that _________,
because ___________.
6. ____, ___, and ____, all
have ____, ___ and ___
are all examples of ____.
7. Both ___ and ____ could
be classified as ___. I
should classify ____, and
____ and _____ in the
category of ____.
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8. Given the ___ of ____,
we should categorize
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Making Judgments
Making Judgments
1. I think ______ is (moral /
immoral) because
_______.
1. I think ______ is ______
because ___________.
2. I think ______ did the
(moral / immoral) thing
because ____________.
3. I think _____ did the
(moral / immoral) thing
but ___________.
4. I think _______ did the
(moral / immoral) thing,
but ______ should have
______________.
2. I think ______ did the
______ thing because
_______.
3. I think ______ did the
________ thing but
________.
4. I think ______ did the
______ thing, but
_______ should have
_______.
Making Predictions
Guessing what will happen
next based on information
or illustrations in the story.
1. Because the character
_____, I predict he / she
will _____________.
2. At first I thought ______
but now I believe _____.
3. I think ______ will _____
because ______ usually
_________.
4. Since _____ I can
assume that _______
will ______________.
Monitor and Clarify
Monitor is when you ask
yourself if what you are
reading makes sense.
Clarify is when you use
strategies to figure out the
meaning of text.
1. The part about _______
did not make sense so I
reread and now I know
____________.
2. The part about ______
did not make sense so I
read two sentences back
and two sentences
forward and now I know
____________.
3. I didn’t know the word
_____ but I used context
clues to figure out that it
means _____________.
4. The part about ________
confused me so I
_______ to figure it out.
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reread / read ahead / used context clues /
used the dictionary / used pictures
Summarizing
Summary Frames
1. ________ is _________.
How to Write a Summary
2. _______ is _______, and
the result is _________.
1.
“ A _____ is a kind of
______ that ________”.
3. In summary, _________.
4. The story is about _____.
In addition, __________.
Consequently,
________.
If the main idea of the paragraph is
description / definition, use the
frame:
2.
If the main idea of the paragraph is
problem / solution, use the frame:
“______ wanted ____
but _______ so ______.”
3. If the main idea of the paragraph is
compare / contrast, use the frame:
“X and Y are similar in
that they both ______,
but X _____, while Y
_____.”
4.
If the main idea of the paragraph is
sequence of events use the frame:
“____begins with _____,
continues with _____
and ends with ______.”
5.
If the main idea of the paragraph is
cause / effect, use the frame:
“______happens
because ______”.
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