NEW TOPIC! We are going to begin a new topic based on… …and READING SKILLS!

Reading Strategies: Reading Strategies are ways in which you can understand even more about a text by: Before you begin this topic, you need to have some awareness of what READING skills (or strategies) you will be learning about. TASK: Match up the strategies with their explanations.

Reading Strategies: Reading Strategies are ways in which you can understand even more about a text by: PredictingYou make informed guesses about the text SkimmingYou read quickly through the sentences getting a gist of the understanding of the text ScanningYour eyes dart around a text searching for a specific word/phrase/number Close readingYou pay close attention to the sentences, taking time to understand the meaning QuestioningYou ask questions about a text to clarify your ideas Reading backwards and forwards When you have to read back in a text or read forward in order to make connections or clarify your ideas EmpathizingWhen you put yourself in someone else’s shoes and feel what they feel VisualizingYou see a picture in your mind to help gain a better impression or understanding of the text InferringWhen someone makes a point that isn’t obvious and you have to read ‘between the lines’ to find the meaning

CLOSE READING & INFERENCE : You pay close attention to the sentences, taking time to understand the meaning. You try to read between the lines. You can also “read” other parts of a text closely to develop your understanding… Images reveal a lot about a piece of writing.

How to read an image closely: The dark clothing infers that he may only come out at night; just like a bat! His clenched fist infers that he is ready for action and isn’t afraid of fighting. His cape infers that he can fly like a bat and the design on the end look like bat wings. His logo stands out even more as it is black on a yellow background. This is so people know who he is and remember him.

How to read a hero closely: What can you infer from the colors used? Are they positioned in a particular way? If they have a logo, what does the design infer? Do they have any extra features and what do they add to their character? INFER: Hidden meanings/ideas

So what have you inferred about the heroes you CLOSELY READ?