In this video, you will learn how to discern the impact of an author's structural choices by analyzing examples of foreshadowing in a text. [8:02]

In this lesson, you will learn how to teach a partner what you have learned by sharing your notes in a conversation. [3:35]

In this lesson, you will learn how to find the main idea of a text by looking at the information you've put into categories and asking "How does it all fit together?" Login gives access to an additional video. [3:28]

In this lesson, you will learn how to grow ideas about a text by asking questions as you read and using what you already know to try to answer those questions. Login gives access to a slideshow and additional videos. [3:11]

In this lesson, you will learn how to find the main idea of a section of text by anticipating the box and bullets structure as you read a new section. Login gives access to a slideshow and additional videos. [3:21]

In this lesson, you will learn how to get the big idea of a nonfiction text by stopping at new information and asking "Is this adding to an idea I already have, or is it giving me a new idea?" Login gives access to a slideshow with...

In this lesson, you will learn how to keep track of what you read by using your palm for the main idea and your fingers for details. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:02]

In this lesson, you will learn to locate additional details by looking for transitional words and phrases, white space, and text features. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:29]

In this lesson, you will learn to understand a text by jotting down information that adds to your mind movie. Login gives access to an additional video. [5:11]

In this lesson, you will learn how to figure out unfamiliar words by envisioning what is happening in the text and thinking about what the word probably means. [3:03]

In this lesson, you will learn to organize information by using text structure clues. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:42]

In this lesson, you will learn to understand an author's purpose by thinking about why the author chose to write in a particular text structure. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:22]

In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the central idea of a text by determining the topic and asking what the author says about it. [6:57]

In this video, you will learn how to identify a theme by considering the broader implications behind a character's actions. [5:19]

In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the relationship between two characters by analyzing the impact of specific actions and phrases on the meaning of the text as a whole. [6:28]

In this lesson, you will learn how to analyze symbols by connecting figurative language with the meaning of a text. [6:32]

In this lesson, you will learn how an author uses dialogue to introduce a story by examining what the characters say to each other and determining how the story is set up. A slideshow and student handouts are available with site login....

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the setting of a story by finding keywords that show where the story takes place. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:20]

In this lesson, you will learn how the point of view affects the meaning of the story by identifying when a narrator is reliable and when he is unreliable. [8:20]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how the characters' traits and motivations contribute to the sequence of events by asking, 'What character trait or motivation made this event happen?' [7:58]

In this lesson, you will learn to identify what caused particular events in a story by looking back and examining characters' actions. [5:36]

In this lesson, you will learn how an author develops setting by using words and phrases to infer where the text takes place and what the place is like. [7:05]

In this lesson, you will learn to infer what a character thinks by examining what they say. [7:05]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how a playwright builds suspense by using clues in the setting, stage directions, and dialogue. [6:01]