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08/30/2010 Genre: Fairy Tales __ Characteristics: __ -usually begin with "Once upon a time..." -usually have a problem that ends up being solved in the story -has a villian or villians and a hero or heroes -sometimes has characters of royalty (princesses, princes, kings, and queens) -usually end with "...happily ever after!"

Early September Skill: Main Idea -What is the point? -What is the text mostly about? -What is the main thing that the author told me through the text?

Skill: Supporting Details -these are details that tell more about (or support) the main idea -when we locate and find supporting details in class, we reference the page number where the details are found

Strategy: Summarize while you read! Stop after each section (paragraph, page, or chapter) and think about the gist of what you read. Check your comprehension by making sure that you understood that section before moving on in the text. Reread if needed. This is a metacognitive characteristic and it shows that you are able to monitor your reading when you can do this on your own. Being able to summarize while reading is a super smart reading strategy!!!