Reading+Week+of+August+11+-+15,+2008

We will begin our unit on **Nonfiction Reading.**

Please see PowerPoint presented in class. media type="custom" key="1522505"

Our article this week will be **"Return of the Wolves"**

For **vocabulary** visit http://quizlet.com/user/rsherbert/

The text feature will be **GRAPHIC AIDS: DIAGRAM.** A diagram gives the reader a picture of how a process or a relationship works. Some diagrams illustrate information in the text. Others add important new information.

How you should read a diagram:
 * Read the title to find out the topic of the diagram
 * Read the deck to learn the main idea and other information about hte topic
 * Read the steps in the correct order. Number guide them from one step to the next. Start at number 1.
 * Read the label and explanation or caption.
 * Then study the illustration.
 * Go on to the next number and continue reading.

The text structure is **COMPARE AND CONTRAST**. Compare and contrast points out the likenesses and differences between two or more subjects. Signal words: like, unlike, but, in contrast, on the other hand, however, both, also, too, as well as.