INTRODUCTION TO CLASS STARTERS HOW TO SET UP THE CLASS STARTER SECTION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK

Class Starter Directions 1. Write lesson number, title and date 2. Copy everything in black text. (Write neatly) 3. Completely answer the prompt (in red.) 4. Skip or draw a line between starters 5. No more than 3 starters per page If you are absent, you must make it up. Starters are graded.

RS1 – Before Reading Strategies Date Set a Purpose – the reason you are going to read text Previewing – figuring out what something is going to be about Activate Prior Knowledge – recall what you already know about a topic Name 3 ways you can preview new text.

RS2 – During Reading Strategies Date 4. Make a Connection – text to self, text to text, text to world 5. Predict and Check – guess what will happen next... Did it happen? 6. Visualize – picture in your mind what is being described Make 1 connection to your summer reading choice book, and label what type of connection you made.

RS3 – During Reading Strategies Date 7. Monitor – ask yourself questions as you read to check your understanding 8. Make Inferences - make an educated guess based on what you read and what you know. Make an inference about the following statement: “The small yellow lab limped into the house holding up her right paw.”

RS4 -Reading Strategy Check DATE Name the following strategies: Checking to see if you understand Guess what is going to happen in the story Use what you already know Skim through the book Make a picture in your head Set a reason for reading Make a guess about the story based on what you read and what you know “I remember when I lost my dog….”