ACHS ACT Words Reading Direction Words Point of

�In fiction point-of-view questions ask you to identify the point of view of the

� 1 st person-I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours �Example-I �Good earned my

� 2 nd person- you, yours �Example-You �Good earned your raise. for instructing and

� 3 rd personany other noun (girl, man, Jorge) or pronoun (he, him, his,

�Characterize-verb—describes In fiction, the narrator describes or characterizes the characters behaviors and motivations. HOWEVER,

�Inference questions frequently use verbs such as: suggestmention as a possibility, infer-conclude, imply-hint, and

�Assertion-noun—declare—often questions asking for details. seen in �Example, the author’s assertion that babies will

�Distinguish-verb Show things are different Can you distinguish between musical notes-- the meaning of

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ACHS ACT Words: Reading Direction Words Point of view, characterize, implies, assertion, distinguishes

�In fiction point-of-view questions ask you to identify the point of view of the narrator ( who’s telling the story). �In contrast, the nonfiction point-of -view questions ask you to identify how the writer (a real person) views his or her subject. Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science

� 1 st person-I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours �Example-I �Good earned my raise for personal experience and evaluation and/or opinion Point of View

� 2 nd person- you, yours �Example-You �Good earned your raise. for instructing and addressing readers directly. Point of View

� 3 rd personany other noun (girl, man, Jorge) or pronoun (he, him, his, she, hers, they, them, it, is) Example-Jorge earned His raise. Good for generalizing experience Point of View-

�Characterize-verb—describes In fiction, the narrator describes or characterizes the characters behaviors and motivations. HOWEVER, in the other passages, a scientist may describe or characterize science as a subject that explores the frontiers of new knowledge. How does the author characterize?

�Inference questions frequently use verbs such as: suggestmention as a possibility, infer-conclude, imply-hint, and indicate-point out. Inference-Connect the clues

�Assertion-noun—declare—often questions asking for details. seen in �Example, the author’s assertion that babies will be born in space by 2050 is doubted by some. �Assert is the verb. If you assert something, you must support your opinion. Detail Questions

What does this ad assert?

�Distinguish-verb Show things are different Can you distinguish between musical notes-- the meaning of words in context– biological species or points of views? The author distinguishes between hot temperature and a hot temper.