Williamsburg Regional Library

Reading in 15 minutes a day

Label
Reading in 15 minutes a day
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Junior high/high school
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Reading in 15 minutes a day
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Junior skill builders
Summary
"In just 15 minutes a day, middle school students can excel at understanding and remembering what they read. How? Each lesson in this eBook breaks the reading process down into smaller parts, so each day, students build upon the previous day's knowledge." --, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Multiple meaning words -- Words that sound or look alike -- Synonyms and antonyms -- Prefixes and suffixes -- Terminology and jargon -- Context clues -- Denotation and connotation -- Genre: Fiction or non-fiction? -- Author's purpose -- Tone and style -- Text features -- Graphics -- Main idea and supporting details -- Chronological order -- Cause and effect -- Compare and contrast -- Fact and opinion -- Question and answer -- Problem and solution -- Making inferences -- Drawing conclusions -- Summarizing -- Character and setting -- Plot: conflict and resolution -- Point of view -- Theme -- Imagery -- Flashback and foreshadowing -- Figurative language : idiom, personification, hyperbole -- Figurative language : similies and metaphor -- Posttest -- Glossary
Target audience
adolescent
resource.variantTitle
Reading in fifteen minutes a day