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Active Reading Strategies Improving Comprehension Mrs. Davis

Active Reading Strategies Scholars please take notes 5 Reading Strategies

Do you think about what you read Do you think about what you read? As you read silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies:

5 Active Reading Strategies: Question 2. Visualize 3. Predict 4. Connect 5. Respond

1. Question what you read What are they talking about? Re-read for clarity Use Context Clues for unfamiliar words

What questions come to your mind? 1. Question what you read What questions come to your mind?

Why do the characters act as they do? Antagonist Protagonist 1. Question what you read Why do the characters act as they do? Antagonist Protagonist

1. Question what you read Who tells the story? 1st Person 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View

What causes events to happen? 1. Question what you read What causes events to happen? Cause & Effect Relationships

When does the action peak or climax? 1. Question what you read When does the action peak or climax?

2. Visualize Hmm…what do I see?

Create a picture in your mind 2. Visualize Create a picture in your mind

Make use of similes, metaphors, allusions 2. Visualize Make use of similes, metaphors, allusions

3. Predict I predict…

What do you think will happen? Prove it! 3. Predict What do you think will happen? Prove it!

Foreshadowing (clues/hints) 3. Predict Foreshadowing (clues/hints)

Red Herring (false clues) 3. Predict Red Herring (false clues)

4. Connect

Text to Your Self Bring your own experiences to the story. 4. Connect Text to Your Self Bring your own experiences to the story. I remember when I………..

Text to Text Make connections with other literature, movies, etc. This reminds me of another book I read!

Text to Real World This reminds me of… 4. Connect Text to Real World This reminds me of… I remember when I……….

5. Respond

What does the story say to you? 5. Respond What does the story say to you? Strategy: Use sticky notes to respond – to events in the story.

What is the mood of the story? 5. Respond What is the mood of the story?

What is the theme of the story? 5. Respond What is the theme of the story? The BIG Picture

What are the internal and external conflicts? 5. Respond What are the internal and external conflicts?

What is the tone of the story? 5. Respond What is the tone of the story?

What literal meanings are in the story? 5. Respond What literal meanings are in the story?

What symbols are in the story? 5. Respond What symbols are in the story?

As you read silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies: Question 2. Visualize 3. Predict 4. Connect 5. Respond

Your Turn Scholars your coach will pass out a short story…..Please Read “Amateur Athletic Gear” and answer questions 8 through 13. Remember to apply the 5 Reading Strategies Bring completed worksheet to reading class to discuss.