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... 8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS LEARNINGEXPRESS SKILL BUILDERS 8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS Elizabeth Chesla New York Copyright ... LearningExpress Skill Builders • LESSON 11 –8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS– JUST WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA, ANYWAY? One of the most common questions on readingcomprehension exams is, “What is the main ... Appendix: Suggested Reading for 8th Graders 165 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK E ighth grade is an exciting year full of changes and challenges It’s also an important year academically As an eighth grader, you’ll...
... – PRETEST – Pretest The pretest consists of a series of reading passages with questions that follow to test your comprehension Cultural Center Adds Classes for Young Adults The Allendale ... In other words, read carefully and actively The five lessons that follow cover the basics of readingcomprehension By the end of this section, you should be able to: ■ ■ ■ ■ Find the basic facts ... bankrupt our enterprises, great and small; when the fear of crime robs law-abiding citizens of their freedom; and when millions of poor children cannot even imagine the lives we are calling them to...
... really comprehending what you read Active reading is the first essential step to comprehension Why? Because active reading forces you to really see what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there ... happened at the staff meeting If you’re taking a standardized test, you’ll probably have to answer readingcomprehension ques- On Friday, October 21, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Judith Reynolds, owner ... other businesses were affected? 20 – GETTING THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION – Remember, good reading is active reading Did you mark up the passage? If so, it may have looked something like this: when...
... detective must all these things at the same time Similarly, reading really can’t be broken down into these separate tasks Readingcomprehension comes from employing all these strategies simultaneously ... In this lesson, you will sharpen your readingcomprehension skills by using all of these strategies at once This will become more natural to you as your reading skills develop Practice Passage ... paragraph with a clear topic sentence, like: “I’ve learned several reading strategies since Lesson 1” or “I’ve learned that readingcomprehension isn’t as difficult as I thought.” Then, write several...
... will improve your overall readingcomprehension so you’ll begin to understand more of what you read In addition, reading more will improve your vocabulary and increase your reading speed Main Idea ... to reading more often First, it will increase your reading speed, so that you can read more in less time Second, it will improve your vocabulary Third, it will improve your overall reading comprehension, ... Read More Often ■ It will improve your vocabulary ■ It will improve your readingcomprehension ■ It will increase your reading speed ■ It will broaden your understanding of yourself and others...
... wearing school uniforms, administrators and teachers would no longer have to be clothing police, freeing them to focus on more important issues than whether someone is wearing a dress that is too ... major ways that young people express themselves A school uniform policy also directly violates the freedom of expression that all Americans are supposed to enjoy Consequently, young people will doubt ... His powers of observation You may recall that the introduction to this book talked about active reading As an active reader, you should have been marking up the passages you’ve read in this book:...
... implication or inference This lesson focuses on two specific types of implication: reading between the lines to determine cause and reading between the lines to predict effects In case you need a reminder: ... is a likely possibility 128 – ASSUMING CAUSES AND PREDICTING EFFECTS – Summar y In reading, particularly in reading literature, as well as in real life, you often have to figure out what the causes ... Miller may have left his car door unlocked the day the radio was stolen c Mr Miller is too carefree for his own good Answer You can attack the question this way: Which of these three statements...
... play So this lesson will introduce you to a few poems But don’t be frightened: Reading poetry is really just like reading anything else You just have to read a little more carefully and rely a ... Drawing Conclusions: Putting It All Together LESSON SUMMARY This lesson wraps up your study of readingcomprehension by reviewing everything you’ve learned so far Y ou’re almost at the end of this ... position? 136 L E S S O N 19 Finding Meaning in Literature LESSON SUMMARY Many people are scared of reading literature—stories, poems, and plays—especially if they have to answer questions about it,...
... Posttest N ow that you’ve spent a good deal of time improving your reading comprehension, take this posttest to see how much you’ve learned If you took the pretest at ... d d d d – POSTTEST – Posttest The posttest consists of a series of reading passages with questions that follow to test your comprehension Grunge Music and American Popular Culture The late 1980s ... the answer key that follows Each answer tells you which lesson of this book teaches you about the reading strategy in that question 149 – LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 a...
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... APPENDIX: SUGGESTED READING FOR 8TH GRADERS T his book wouldn’t be complete without a list of great books and magazines to read Studying readingcomprehension and answering reading test questions ... have dramatically improved your readingcomprehension skills, as well as your writing ability This posttest will give you a chance to measure your new level of reading and writing success The ... time as you need Then grade yourself and compare your score with your pretest score If you have a much better score, congratulations—you’ve significantly improved your reading and writing skills...
... own set of data Stanley’s hobbies are bowling, playing guitar, reading, cooking, and hiking Maria’s hobbies are knitting, kickboxing, reading, cooking, and hiking The activities they have in common ... _ 228 8th_GRD_225_266.qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:33 PM Page 229 –PREWRITING– Freewriting Freewriting, also called journaling, is an exercise to help you start writing and connecting ... right or wrong ideas in freewriting Don’t worry about your spelling, grammar, or organization Don’t revise or correct your sentences Just write! When you have finished freewriting, read what you’ve...
... issues of the magazine for free! ” But after you call, you’ll discover that the free issues are in exchange for signing up for a paid membership You can avoid these pitfalls by reading closely Always ... Graphs can seem intimidating, but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story The graph has a title, a main idea, and supporting details You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand ... examples: Most graphs have a few basic parts: 6th graders ■ ■ ■ ■ a caption or introduction paragraph a title a legend or key labeled axes 7th graders 8th graders An active reader looks at each part...
... tell? Choose one thing about eighth grade that you would want to tell a seventh grader about (For example, how does eighth -grade science compare to seventh -grade science?) Write three short paragraphs ... inform (for example, eighth -grade science includes two dissections and a unit on rocks), one paragraph to persuade (eighth -grade science is more fun than seventh -grade science), and one paragraph ... joyful tone _ _ Summary Style is an important aspect of readingcomprehension Sentence structure, the level of description and detail, the level of formality,...
... both readers and detectives get better at their jobs with practice A reader gets better at readingcomprehension with each book Likewise, a detective becomes better at solving crimes with each ... Robin got 10 points taken off his grade because he handed in his paper late Cause: Robin handed in his paper late Effect: Robin got 10 points taken off his grade This new detergent has caused ... recommend a favorite comic book or television show When you need to take notes on a reading, ask yourself, “What is this reading about?” This will help you focus on the main idea rather than the events...